Two Petitions Presented
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Wellington, April 8.
TWO petitions from Rarotonga from -*■ fruit growers have been presented to Parliament. One is signed by over 700, the other by 253.
The petitions agree on the necessity for a better marketing system. The first, however, wants a Producers’ Board similar to those functioning in New Zealand: the second (signed by men who claim they produce 60 per cent, of the fruit exported) opposes a Producers’
Board and urges greater use of the al ready existing Fruit Advisory Committee.
Right Rev. W. H. Baddeley, D. 5.0., M.C., M.A. (Bishop of Melanesia), who is at present visiting England, has been having a strenuous time. Since early in January he has been speaking at meet ings all over Great Britain, as well as delivering addresses over the 8.8. C. net work. Rev. Baddeley will leave Auckland in May and will return to the Solomon Islands, via Auckland and Sydney.