ARBOR DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 562, 17 July 1909, Page 14

ARBOR DAY.

ARBANGISMENTS 'FOR TREE-PLANTINC recommendation , was. made by the; Ri serves Gotomittee'of the;; City "Council a..fe\ n-eeks:agot'hat'fresh'life should .bennfusci into the 'Arbor Day movement,' arid arrange rieritsr have been completed', by his' Worshi] ho Mayor-arid Councillor J. P. Luke, chaii nan' l of Committee, , which .-/.bii air ,%""&akevthei:'4ay."a 'successful .'one" : . : ;prq ■jded iih'atvtiy, citizens .co-operate' M'ith v thi luthoritief in' tho matter of tree-planting.- -1 irogrammo:has' been mapped:out, andthi iroceetlings;will:be something on.the follow ng 'lines:—• : '.V'.•',.• ■ : / ; "; , ■*•■•■'.;■.■• j- ■--.','■.•:• Utr;vCflfenii i;l ';(supentitendeht:-of., the;'city •" re ,erve's),hvi;ir take ; charge of. tbo'trce-plaritin; in the slopes 'of Mount Victoria behind. Shan ion Street. The children attending the Clydi juay School -will be asked to co-operate am ingage/injthe];planting, along with such citi ie'ns 'as-i'are,.enthusiastic, enough to .be.we Kjht'|.' arid 'help, forward: : ;tlie- : sohome, ;'Bii Worship "will'open the day'atllio'clockwitl i';speecny f 'and.similar.proceedings,wiS. be 6b. 6ryed . by:^other members :-qi ;the| Reserve) Committee) who will operate in various parti if'ihe;oity r arid.suburbs. ;;.■;.■■'.■ • -.c.-X:.- f: ( ; '- Couicillor J. , P. Luke, M.P., chairman ol he Reserves Committee, who will be. accom>anied'by Councillor Shirtcliffo, w>ll be pre:ent at the iDuppa recreation, ground ind/witli , ' the assistance 'of such, local; resilents as care to be present and a numboi if .school ■children, .will plant, trees; in this ooality. '' r / \ : ".'-.- ''.■',■ ; - VAt Brooklyn, the operations will bo the 'ugar Loaf Hill reserve'and an '..' adjoining )iece of ground. This section of the • work rill be under the control of Councillor Frost, vho'■• will have' the' assistance of the .District tatepayers , : Association,' the residents ■'• and ichool children; also boing asked to assist. The slopes adjacent to Kelburne Park are il'eo to receive'attention, tho , directors being 3ouncillors ■J. Smith and Cohen, who 'hope o be supported by the ■residents of the'localby.'aridvthe'scholars attending .the Terrace Another .small plantation work willbe car•ied out ; at the reserve at the jxmctionof Hnakori Road arid Thomdon Quay, olose te ,ho tram waiting shed. Councillors Fletcher md Morrah have' been asked te superintend his '•portion'of the. proceedings, .and the chool. cWldren of. the district, and residents tro to-be invited to co-operate with the reiresontatives ,of the'council. ... :,•. It is thxis. arranged that operations will ommence at 11 o'clock in each section, and horf speeches; appropriate to the : occasion fill probably ;be ■ delivered ■ at each opening In connection with the plantation scheme, he Reserves Committee-of the council'has ooeived an offer, of 10,000 young acacia trees rom Mr. Horton, : of Woodnlle; The head ■ar'dener of the corporation considers the rees a mostsuitable kind for the city. Some .f them , will'be used on 'Wednesday next. A onsiderablo number of nativo trees are also eine given by the .Government. Holes have eon pfepiired-for Wednesday's plantpg',.so hat all that remains now is the, co-opera-ion of the citizens. •. . ■■'• ■ •■_ '.