KHANDALLAH BUSH

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 213, 3 June 1920, Page 5

KHANDALLAH BUSH

—- -» -— PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT SIR DAVID HUTCHEN'S PLEA

A largo deputation of Khandallah residents was introduced to tho Reserves Oommittee of tho City Council, yesterday afternoon by Councillor J. It. Dale, ill connection with matters concerning tho preservation and improvement of the Khan-' dallah bush reserve and domain. Brigadier-General G. S. Klchardson said that the Khandallah bush was ono of Iho beauty spots of .Wellington and it was desired ,oy tho residents that it should be preserved as such, He stressed tho danger of its extinction from fire. Ee was not an oxport, but ho understood that il paths wero cut through the bush somo preventive measures could bo taken to aubduo outbreaks of lire. If it were desired to preserve tho bush it was surely worth taking such measures, and he hoped the council would take action in that direction beforo next 6ummcr. Sir David Hutchens said that the question of tho danger to tho bush by tho construction of internal fire lines was too technical to go into there, but ho had prepared a, memorandum on tho subject, which ho would leave with the coinmitlco'i ,? 8 *<> tllo protection of the bush, probably they would all agree that was necessary. The Khandallah - bush was . mora valuable to Wellington than the Day s Bay bush, as it was nearer tho city, and Its growth was of a more miscellaneous character, as it was founded on particularly good soil, and .having gone through the bush .ono emerged upon a rPr°L wll ' c ' l S a7 ° a viow unsurpassed in Wellington. One point lie would suggest was that as the. eoun'cil bad snent something like £21,001) on Day's Bay, they might tako into consideration tho acouislHi? & I '? w ' pri , c^, lan ? near , the KhaudalJ i D ?£ a k'/. V lO r ''ls° stretching ? the hei ehts of ffgaio. which was now_ given over to goroe, and scrub, and. noxious weeds providing. poor grazing land owing to tho process oi deterioration which was going on. He understood JnSw \ c ra ¥° area ot Bucll 'aid H ba acquired at a very moderate w ? ra tl ! rco , im l>ortant points mlttm? -i as i* .the lteEerves Com- . mitteo to oonsidor. First, tho control oi f°ro3t desired to bo preserved should I? Europe, Asia, and ini .? nohj , OT ed that end by adopting a uorkins Plan which had a techni?fj|, moanill f' r - .Skil/ed officers, often neu with a uuivorsity training, were employthdn°t)?n a l )rc li«'i"ary working plan, rtnfinit owners were consulted, and n. nowl *i, wor s . plau decided upon. Hu asked tho committee to follow tho samo as U po6BiWa frnm re fl dCr th<! i bU811 " as 151110 lis poSßlDlo irom Are. and amen-ililn tn improvement. His swond point was fh? provision of. a hut on tho higlU noi nt haDs fnr ovcrlookin 3 the bush. Periiaps for eighu or oven ten months of flu* year there would be no. daiigcr but in a bad year there would bo special danger vocated"3fJn, daugc ™» s souths ho ort'excellent worl; whloh §? hm"wf a • tn ° under tho Borough CoimcilhJ cotter of national important points. AU two been. b duo t?dead usually done round thn ni 1 ™ 6- !.- 6 v/a * tai(f tha? only C ]ast otd dead "ere height, and were'a iLLVfWV' ta N b l h D preserve th e U forest PreVOntlVe mea3uro t0 im assured him that 100,000' pino trees tho ceSdon'S 1 wouw'flnHint U ° mawsa-Wttfa.