Cook Island Oranges
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From Our Own Correspondent RAROTONGA, January 1., RANGE trees are well laden with fruit, which at present is only in its green and immature stage.
The fruit is well forward and the oranges appear to be of fair average size. There is every promise of a good crop for the coming season.
The shipment of fruit from here by the R.M.S. Monowai (December 7) comprised: Bananas, 5,400 cases; tomatoes, 400; nuts, 50; kumaras 175, and lemons, 2 cases. Growers who sold in the sheds received 4/- a case for bananas, (fruit only) whereas according to radio advice from New Zealand dated De cember 16, bananas brought from 18/- to 24/a case.
Domestic crops and fowl runs have been heavily called upon during the last few days to meet demands for presents for the Christ mas festive season.