RAGWORT CLEARING
SUMMARY OF WORK EXPENDITURE TO DATE yg Reporting at Monday's meeting of the Whakatane County Council, the engineer, Mr G. H. Brebner, gave a summary of the work carried out under the Agricultural Department's scheme for the eradication of ragwort on Crown and Unindividualised Native lands: —• W.E. (week ending); W. (wages paid); lbs fibs Atlacide used); A.T. (acres treated). W.E. W. lbs A.T. 17/12/40 983 15 5 , .11,434 2466 1 14/12/40 144 16 5 2.640 645 21/12/40 143 17 0 1,625 346 28/12/40 83 15 5 1.250 1381 4/1/41 88 18 2 350 135 J 111/ 1/41 115 9 7 400 318!' 18/ 1/41 114 0 3 61 263 £1,675 1 3 17,760 3,311' . The Whakatane gang, has completed the Pekatahi and Paroa areas and the area adjoining Matata La-v goon. The Awakeri area behind Pukaahu Domain has been partly covered. The Te Teko gang has now completed all areas along the West bank of the Rangitaiki River up to Glenn's access road, and are at present engaged at Kawerau, Onepu. Work is continuing up the Waimana River Bed, above Matalii.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 265, 31 January 1941, Page 5
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