SELWYN PLANTATIONS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18367, 28 April 1925, Page 3

SELWYN PLANTATIONS.

MEETING OF BOARD.

The Selwyn Plantation Board met yesterday. Present: Messrs G. H. Bullard (chairman), G. Witty, M.P., S. A. Staples, C. Wolfe, G. Scott, R. M. Morten, G. Hall, W. T. Popple, J. Storry and R. Nairn. The superintendent, Mr R. G. Robinson, reported that the works had made satisfactory progress during the past month. All nursery stock had put on strong late growth and about 1,000,000 trees had been raised this season. The two and three-year-old plantations had suffered in the cyclonic storm of April 15th. A steady demand existed for poles, mine-props and fencing stakes. Several men were engaged at Hill's Reserve near Hororata cutting gorse fences hard back ( and grubbing gorse on the road lines and in tho interior of the < reserve, in preparation for early ploughing. A wire fence had been constructed on the south side. At Tranter's Reserve final thinning and cutting measures were in progress, and an early start would be made with" the general clearance and surfaco preparation. About two miles of water races had been attended to. About 35 cords of pine were cut from fallen trees at Springfield. At 'tho Racecourso Hill plantation, some 47,925 super feet of pine, 1113 feet of gum, and 340 feet of Oregon and 17 cords of firewood had been milled and disposed of. Replying to a member, tho superintendent said he could not say what was the extent of the damage caused by the storm, until he had examined the roots of trees. Tho report was adopted.

The superintendent stated that it would be necessary to register the Board's nursery under the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act.

Notice of motion was given by Mr Staples that one truck only of firewood should be Erivcn to each religious denomination for fuel at qrphanages and that one truck should bo given to the Nurso Mande Association. Mr Nairn moved that plans -of new clerical quarters for tho superintendent and of a building to house a valuable collection of timbers, at Darfield, should be submitted to the next meeting.

Members agreed that a concrete building was necessary.

A sub-committee consisting of Messrs Bullard, Scott. Story, Staples, and Nairn was set iip to draw up the plans.