AFFORESTATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2785, 16 September 1924, Page 4

AFFORESTATION.

The annual report of the Director of Forestry contains the following reference to the Rangilikei sand dune experiment station: — “A regrettable break it) the continuity of the work occurred during the year owing to tho death of the supervising officer, hut new arrangements were made to carry on the work. Substantial advances were made during the year. Several types of sand-arresting fences were erected, and are now being tested, and two miles of fore dunes have been consolidated with marram grass. An area of 142 acres of marram grass was planted at a cost of i. 3 per uric and careful study was made of the various methods of planting and es pacemenl with relation to the oiled of wind and drift. Spot seed sowings of pinus radiafa, pinns murieah, pinus pinaster, pinns banksiann, ulnus glnfinosa, cypressus, lawsoniana, cypressus maerocarpa am black wattle were made in suitable localities. Pinus radiata has again demonstrated its versatility. The fencing of the area and the reniovp of orazing animals have resulted a most remarkable development of native grasses and shrubs. It (imposed to plant 100 acres in trees during the current year, to esiahhs.i a 5,000,000 tree capacity nursery and to locate permanent camp headquarters at Tangimoana.