Marram Grass.
The following letter appeared in a recent issue of the Raglan Chronicle : —“ Sir, —A man is said to be a benefactor to his country when he make;’ two blades of grass grow in the place of one, so what be thought cf a man who makes tens of thousands of blades grow whore nothing existed before ? Mr W. Thomson, of Ruapuke, has for the last two years been planting the above grass in large quantifies aod, I am glad to say, with great success. It is a grass peculiarly adapted to take root and keep back the encroachment of sand, and must therefore prove of inestimable value all along our coast, whore the sand is making grout inroads. Those interested in keeping back the sand should go and see what Mr Thomson has achieved. We have heard of lands covered with sand and previously thought perfectly useless now being largely sought after at several pounds per acre.—Yours, etc., T, B. Hill.” The example set by Mr Thomson could be followed profitably by the owners of some of tho land m this district, which is being absolutely ruined by the encoachment of sand. If left much longer the whole of the peninsula on which Kawhia is situated will be convered, yet the remedy is so simple. The matter must ultimately be attended to, but why not now ? If the native owners will not do it, the Government should allow some person to acquire the land who would save it from destraction as far as its producing capabilities ax;e concerned. The sand is getting nearer the town every day, and can even be seen moving during a heavy blow from the weist.
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Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, 14 April 1905, Page 2
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282Marram Grass. Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, 14 April 1905, Page 2
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