ARBOR DAY PLANTING

Evening Star, Issue 23373, 16 September 1939, Page 8

ARBOR DAY PLANTING

AT POST CHALMERS

Altogether the planting of over 500 I trees and shrubs has been Port Chal--3 mers’s Arbor Day effort this year. The . special function yesterday, the local . Arbor Day, was tbo planting done b' i the school children. Some planting had , been done previously, and some will be done next week It has been in part a Centennial effort. Over 100 trees were planted by relief workers yesterday on the harbour front round the peninsula. The children, accompanied by their teachfers, assembled in the afternoon at I Lane Park, which is reserved for Nn- ! tive plants The mayor (Mr T. ScolI lay) thanked the children for their in--1 terest in the work, and acknowledged the success in furthering interest in Native fauna and flora. The present Arbor Dav was exceptional in that it bad been postponed on account of the heaviest snowfall experienced locally and unfortunately, our oonntr was now at war. The mayor aeknow'“deed 0 f trees and shrubs from Mr A Canrche'l and Mr O Loll Mr Cnmnhell was an ex-pupil of the school and would tell them about his school days. In the course of his remarks. Mr Camnhell described the hillsides as being covered with native bush, with native birds plentiful when be went to school. The mayor had started to replant the hillsides, and if the work were continued, native birds and native bush would again beautify the surroundings of their town. The Mavor pointed out that he had a sympathetic council and a very helpful Reserves Committee when the work was commenced four years ago. The present council believed in continuing the planting. But the help of everybody was needed to protect the young shrubs and trees. It was most important to have the hearty support of the young people, and ho suggested that the local schools’ Arbour Day motto should be: “ T will protect the native hush and native birds.” not forgetting, of course, the sparrows, thrushes, *nnd blackbirds. Mr Campbell and Mr D. Forsyth together planted n very fine specimen of New Zealand cedar.