TREATING RAGWORT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 52, 21 August 1939, Page 7

TREATING RAGWORT

novel plan useless No hope that the ragwort problem could be solved by the application of the juice of the plant was offered by the Cawthron Institute in a letter to 'the Tauranga County Council received at the last meeting. The report of the chief of-the Mycology Department was in answer to a letter forwarded to the County Coun cil by a Tauranga resident with a novel suggestion for the innoculation of ragwort with a fungus by the application of its own juice. Areas proposed to be treated xor ragwort under the gang system as submitted by the Agriculture Depart ment, had been inspected, reported Mr T. B. Turley f county inspector. Three gangs had been authorised to start and were employed one gang (two men) in yard mixing; gang (six men) 'at Whakamarama, clearing; and one gang (eight men) clear ing at Matapihi. "Arrangements are well in hand to start other gangs at Te Puke as soon as the necessary authority forthcoming," he added. Gr Hume advocated that an additional inspector should be employed to deal with ragwort. It was reported that 'the council would to pay the wages of an additional in spcetor. Gr Gunton said thnt action was necessary in hjs district, Cr Evans referred to infested lands owned by Maoris. The M«ons their lands cleaned for them, but tv contended they should bo oom^HM- 1 to do so. Cr McClinch'o savl th~ time for attacking ragwort was (lik. ing the months of August, September and October.