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From the latest indications fruit growing promises to become one of the most profitable occupations of the New Zealand Colonists. Tropical fruits are, of course, chiefly grown in Auckland, where they thrive well.

Olives, peaches, grapes, pears, apples are amongst the principal fruit productions of the country. During the last few months cargoes of apples have arrived in England from New Zealand, and the extraordinarily large prices they have brought at Covent Garden show what their quality