OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 987, 30 November 1910, Page 7

OBITUARY.

HON. RICHARD OLIVER.

By Tolegraph-Prcse Association-Copyrijlit. (Roc. November 29, 11.5 p.m.) London, November 29. Ihe Hon. Richard Oliver, formerly of New Zealand, is dead.

The Hon. R. Oliver was born in 1830. bemg the son of Mr. Kobort Oliver, o Penzance Cornwall. After coming to Nd,v Zealand ho (took part in political mo, and represented Dunedin Citv in Parliament from 1878 to 18S1, beinir n !ster for Public Works in the Hall Ministry (1879-81), mem ber of the Executiyo m the Whitaker Government (1882M), Postmaster-General in tho Ukinscm Government (1881). He was called to tho Legislative Council in 1881

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Tne question,of the best method of ■aiding the development of forestry in this, country has for some timo "been under .the- consideration of the Governmont, and a scheme is now about to be submitted to tho Development Commissioners by the Board of Agriculture and I'lslieries, with a view to obtaining a grant m order that a beginning may be mado m this direction. It is understood that the proposals of the Board or Agriculture will be of an experimental and educational character to bezin with. They wiil aim at (1) tho collection of information, by means of a survey, as to the areas capable of producing good timber; tho naturo of the soil and fho effect which the creation of forests would have upon existing conditions in the district; (2) the establishment of experimental forests in a few typical ■centres; and (3) the education in the theory and practice of forestry of an increasing number of students, so that trained foresters may be available to keep pace with tho gradually increasing requirements. ■ • <

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