Arbor Day Celebration.
♦ . (per press association.) Wellington, August 1. Arbor Day was only partially observed a^ a bqliday, ana |;ree planting wav almost itrictly confined to Thorpdon end Hie Excellency, and party from Government House, toofc part, The Mayor, addressing- Lord Qlajsgour, sa}d Arbor Pay was absolutely neceaaary in a new country where the forests were daily denuded. The Premier also spoke, saying: he thought the whole country between Napier and Taupo should be planted, as in doing bo employment would bo afforded to old and crippled men, who were not fitted for more laborious work. His Exceljoncy haying briefly replied, tree planting proceeded. CURISTCUUKCH, August 1. Very little was done here in celebration of A.rbor Day. tfh.e Mayor bad asjced the storekeepers to observe the wpekly half-holiday tq-day instead, of on Thursday, but very few ' responded, The children of the East Christchurch school went to New j Brightoa and planted about 1,000 ] trees. Trees were also planted by j the school children at Lyttelton and j some planting was done at Kangiora. i Ddnedin, Ausust 1. s Tcday w «p* cbsorypd ag .$ holWay c by^lie shopHeejbers. SoWtrce'plauting j was dov e by- the papila » of uc Jtrly alltue c city aiid suburMiTßCUwlai ' ' S
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 28, 2 August 1894, Page 2
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204Arbor Day Celebration. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 28, 2 August 1894, Page 2
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