THE GORSE NUISANCE.
"To the;Editor,bi' Jirii*V 'EvKftiNO Mail.'. ■■:■' Siß4*lfcas gratifying.to. .find that the Cijby Council tire at- last going toi takelT activeo^e,ijsures to put" down the danger;? oub gorsenuisance. Z /This is a step in ' the right'direction.* y Gorse of;gigantic; grbwth covers the land' in some parks otjthe city as thick as autumnal leaves, in; many places stretching far and up hiirand down. da,le/and the ..cry ia still it grows apace. It must.be put down with a strong, hand, otherwise it will,.like Aaron's rddi s.wallow ap the' rek^of 'ttie Istnd. ; s T?he Jbie&iity of a gorse . hejdge, fn^pweyer i.; i:nicely 7 -it -jmaj* Vbfi, trimmed, is totally neutralised by; the expense .entailed in cutting it twice a speak of .'itsnlabiiity^.tolbef sei oh 1 fire'^by'sdinei foolish 'larrikins delighting in a conflagration. Gorse hedges in (the, heart of the town should bej swept away,> root; andj^angh,*. -.j y k k - | I am.&c, |_, .uryuur* „ R...T* Choke^j-
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 130, 24 May 1876, Page 2
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153THE GORSE NUISANCE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 130, 24 May 1876, Page 2
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