THE TOWN BELT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1579, 24 October 1912, Page 6

THE TOWN BELT.

0 SCHEME OF AFFORESTATION. The Wellington City Council in .Tune last adopted a recommendation from its Reserves Committee ibai the City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton) ond tho Superintendent of Reserves (Mr. should confer and report on the question of dealing: with the Town Belt. • Discussing the matter with a representative of 'The Dominion yesterday, Mr. Geo. Frost (chairman of (lie Reserves Committee) said that tho officers, after careful consideration, submitted a recommendation to the effect that the City Council should appoint, a forester, equipped with full toc.mic.il knowledge of his subject, and assisted by two or three men experienced in trec.planting work, to (five his wholo time, to the work of planting out: (he Town Dell, fencing, and cleaning. In addition to the plantations, small grazing areas might be sc(. apart for lottinj? purposes. Mr. Frost went on to say that the committee hail been somewhat hampered by the cut fine; down of its vote of JjiOOO, although some 7000.trees had been planted in Mount Victoria ami other places. These were reported to he doing well. The committee will R ; V o further consideration to the matter at its meetin? this afternoon, and will probably report to the next meeting of the council. A visit was paid to the Karori reservoir catchment area some days ago by nieml>crs of tho Reserves Committee "and the Mayor (Mr. D. M'Laren); when 7000 pine trees had been planted. The, plantation was favourably circumstanced in the matter of attendance and protection, and '. greater progress was Ixn'ng made i vOCCordißjflji,