THE BAY OF PLENTY TIMES. "The spirit of the times shall teach me speed." KING JOHN, ACT IV. SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1874.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 157, 7 March 1874, Page 2

THE BAY OF PLENTY TIMES. "The spirit of the times shall teach me speed." KING JOHN, ACT IV. SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1874.

Once more wo desire to urge upon those settlers who have not already done so the necessity of forthwith registering their claims to > 010. Wo tear our readers may think us tedious and wearisome in writinoso many times upon the subject ; but it is, at any rate, in the interest of the public that we Lave become importunate. No claims will bo received by the Registration Officer —Mr F. E. Hamlin, K.M., of Mnkotu—after the 31st- of this month under any circumstances wiiateteb. Edit bo clearly understood that claims must bo in the hands of Mr Hamlin on or before March 31st. It is highly probable that the next session will bring" a dissolution of Parliament, and who knows what changes may come to pass in the General and our Provincial Government before the period provided by the Ordinance for registering claims comes round again ! Let every one, therefore—freeholder, leaseholder, or householder—ukgtstkti, and have a voice in public affairs. Let it not bo said that we of the Bay of Plenty arc dead to our own interests. *He g i STEii"!

Trn-: settlers of Canterbury and Otago arc set ting an example to the 'colony of jS r cw Zealand in the matter of tree planting. The Canterbury Govern men tare planting trees in their main public stfeg| Sj and mdeed everywhere that it is desirable to do so. A venues after avenues around Christen uron, eve lea ru, arc being planted wiih the inae, ttpaniidi chesnut, plans aibigiiUc-, and pram. radiata. .in Christ-

church the wealthy “ city of the plains ” w o ate tend that ii umborless to croc's aro heiug " clumped ” with a "variety of Cautorniau pines and cypresses. On." the norihem line of railway, near iivainpoi about 8,000 young trees have boon planted this year with the view of protecting the lino from the sand which is blown about in this neighbourhood. About 5,000 trees were planted at the same place last year Besidesthese trees, about 20,000 plants of sea-side grasses have been planted out! At tho Government nursery, according to the report, attention seems to be given to the rearing of the best kinds of both evergreen and deciduous trees, and wo notice that some of the divisional hedges are being formed of holly and native pittosporums. Our native forests, with thcir_ magnificent trees and shrubs, are meeting rapid destruction throughout New Zealand, and we are glad, therefore, to perceive that the Canterbury Government gardener has suggested the" formation of an Arboretum for the colony. Settlers in the Bay of Plenty district, learn a lesson from your Southern neighbours, and plant trees. By-the-byo, why should not our Highway Boards—of course accordinoto their means, and upon a small scaleoiler a bonus for planting trees ? The plan is adopted with success by Country Boards c -down South.”