The Borough's Trees

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 142, 3 July 1937, Page 7

The Borough's Trees

I THINK SO.

Sir, — Doth not our Mayor protest too mueh? He explaine'd the lacebarks which formed a thriving background to the Conolaph Wero dcstroyed through a probable misundersttlnding, and that he was unaware of the position until the destruction waS complete. Thht is frank and clear, and implie's more care in the' futuro. But his added pleas to justify the destruction points to future danger, because he telis us the trees sheltered some naughty people, and, anyway, some of the roots were unhealthy. These pleas v.ould justify the rooting out of all trees under the council's control, because at sometime some folle who are not nice might come beneath their shade; and. who ean tell whether the lacebarks or the pseudo ' acacias, the pines, or the other apparently vigorous trees that have been slaugktered during the last four years had some of their roots unsatisfaetory until they are rooted out? Was not the main business in the working life of the chairmaii of reserves the cutting-up of trees? Would hot another chairman, whose record of tree-plantiug exceods that of treecutting, be a safer proposition to give proteetion to the trees that femain. — Yours, etc.,

(This correspondence is now closed.- — Editor). #