The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1910. ARBOR DAY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 June 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1910. ARBOR DAY.

Tn less than ;i month's itiino Arbor •Day will 1)0 celebrated in New Zealand, but tin; extent of tbe celebration will vary grwitly. .Auckland, \Wllingt(wi-, Chris! church, and I)unodiu, judged by their previous records, may bo depended upon to observe the day in a propw". spirit, even if the citizens' work should be marked by something of a perfunctory (iharacter. But wha.t of the lesser centres of population ? "Will there be twiy widespread observajice in these? For the greater part, wo fear, the holiday, in the small e<l towns, is kept without effort given to its theoretical cause. So fiir thorn has been no ndticoable move made in Levin or the surrounding towns of 'the county to ensure a local observance of the <\:\y, but we still have hopes that something effective will be Aivrange-d and carried out. For a time, hopes were entertained that a co-operative attempt would be made by the various towns to have the sandy stretches of &ea coast planted with trees alnd grass seeds suitable for the arrost of sand drifts, -but there arc obstacles in the w.ay which prevent any extensive scdieme being n,pranged without a good deal of preliminary negotiation. Tliere would be various landowners >and tenants to consult; and, altogether, it seems certain that before any comprehensive scheme can bo atlfcenvpted tUie Government or the local ■bodies, and possibly both conjoinl>ly, will ]iavo to move in the matter. ■None- the less, it may bo possible to arrange for some modified scheme of planting a small areo of the threatened, sandy lands with bindimg gra&ses or shrubs, in honour of the day; or, failing thalt, to do something in the towns of Levin, Shannon and Otaki in the direction of beautifying #he streets by planting lime trees or such other ornamental trees as m«ay be tHiought desiraiblo. The commoiKlable lead, by Mr "W. M. Clark, of Levin, has given to Itihiis town quite a picturesque appearance in its main street, but there is ample scope for an extension of the scheme thus iniltaated.