NOXIOUS WEEDS
GROWTH IN THE STREETS. MAR-TON, April 4. If a discussion which took place at , to-day’s meeting of the RangitikeK County . Council pan . lie .t^akqplias *0 guide, noxious weeds are spVeadjng id the northern end of the county with alarming rapidity. One of the prob- 1 terns, it was stated, was the unchecked flourish of weeds in the town districts, Mangaweka being mentioned as an instance. The following resolution was carried: “That the council* views with alarm Die rapid spread of noxious weeds, such as ragwort, berrv, hemlock, etc., in streets and vacant sections within many boroughs, . and town districts where the Government inspectors have no authority to enforce tho Noxious Weeds Act; as these weeds are now the most serious menace farmers have to contend with, the council urges the Minister of Agriculture to bring all boroughs and town districts under tho provisions oL the Act, so that Departmental inspectors may have the same authority as within counties.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1929, Page 5
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