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good health, not excepting seedlings a a inches in height, were two 
m epe plants T ked on m Mussel st o ock. » 
other important subject, "sitet in some districts is crippling the 
fruit sionis and reducing the yield to a point which affords no profit, 
is the prevalence ungoid and insect pests. I need not insist here 
upon the extent of the injuries arising from these causes, but w ill direet 
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they make their first appearance, and teach him the lines upon which 
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den entirely neglected by colonial fruit-growers at present, but 
which ceiv a large amount of attention before New Zealand- 
grown rud can take their proper mare nthe markets of America and 
Europe, is that of packing. The wealthy cities of Great Britain, the 
inent of Euro 
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during their transit will be reduced. to a minimum. Other r advantages 
might be mentioned ; but those already stated are Pec to: indicate 
the benefit to be derived Ls establishing a school o 
Although the orchard must be looked upon as ce of revenue, 
and must therefore be of js extent, it will scarcely 1 be c ad visible to 
plant the entire area to be devoted to fruit- -growing at once. Probably 
to lay down five acres in fruit trees will be found as much as can be 
acres are devoted to fruit-growing. Aft e second year most of 
the stocks should be grown on the schodl reserves, a ed or 
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budded by the students. This would reduce the cost of formation to a 
minimum, and give the students ita interest in their work. Every 
year the newest varieties should introduced -from Europe and 
America, and their adaptability. to the clint of New Zealand properl 
tested. The school would thus bec soi not merely an institution for 
training fruit-growers, but a most efficient means of diffusing pomo- 
== knowledge and assisting an litetrheit branch of industry. 
CAPE Coroxr. 
* trator's Minute. of the 21st ica ns forwarding a eo 
** despatch from the — Honourable the Secretary of State psa the 
* Co s ith particular regard to raph three 
re. despatch, ‘relative to an application for information o 
"The se i^ dules, as d from Cape Colony, eode of tabu — zx 
arrange such a manner that it.cannot. be cony veniently repr oduced 
here. Schedules l and 2 are, however, given in full in the Tooren zs 
to the Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, April 15th, 1887. 
interested in the subject, and anxious to consult this suppl pu 
* gu no doubt do so on application at the office of the age ent General . 
for pee Attice 7, Albert ee, Victoria S —Ü s 
