TREE-PLANTING AND NOXIOUS WEEDS.

Otaki Mail, 23 July 1923, Page 3

TREE-PLANTING AND NOXIOUS WEEDS.

j sUGGtiSTiO.N TO COUNTY COUNCIL At the meeting ui the llorovehenuu I tlotuny Council on Saturday, Mr \\ D. Bradhelu waited on ihe Council m respect to Hie question of encouraging setiier- yj piunt trees as a mean., u, cite-king the spuead uj noxious wecdi Air bnouiield, who was nitroduceo we-'ds a,: ewer Lute d'sUict alio throughout one whole counirv witiiUi I ui- last tew year-. lh„ uppi.ed partjcula.rly to tagw.ori aim ji.-uckj.c rr\ , the former oi 'which had now Peon tea cm the permaneni m.\iois weeds list. Dersomilly he was alarmed at the inciuu.se oi tins weed in the district. Hie only way of dealing with which was by plaining or riuming sheep. Much ol" this country wu-d-ain. mg lamb so that the utuer was nook., and coiner- unit ragwort honrI ishci ami no siiggestetl tliat Hie Com,- :^ l ;^ , i^ , 't^^ ,l, [a e r ,^ j exempting such planted land Hum I rates. Diceedelit ior tin- w-o-, given | by the Government, which exempted littid planieh m ii, e, tjoiii iaxes ami also ironi death duties. He c uisidei ~-d It. wo- a matter which the Conntv should take up. and fed -or,, that. j lead wa.- given. j In an.-uer to , ouneilioi IDcaio--, I Mi- Itradheld -id that, ptmx- and u,:i----cr0c0r,,,,, would be the most -uitabie timber- for ihirs purpose. Gums grew br.-uichea'to be o; \aiuo in .-mothering yeai . in 'he rh-ii . r and ou-t-iered ?ha, ragv.o,, had increased lourOod j in that period. p, answer to cr. leir-i u. lie did imt ' think thai l.iif: dnnger ,;>! tire o, a pne pianlatiou wa- gi-cat.. but in any o-e Hie Government now had a leer y ior m-c to.-i -e |■; ui ■'-,!- .- !-- h - Tin- ,-bairman of :],.- (;., nil eil. or. t hm tie- Council wo„|,| 1..- ,oepare,l to agre,- to It. lie wa - - Miviioed 'net ~he planting ol jm,. - v.em.ld -n enidi'-ate ragwort, and lie tbm>k-.i Mr | i'.radheld tor bringing the malle; upi i The Ccounci! woij'd go vri-v euieluhy I -;.•'/■■■«'..:;■ ;,■,'""'.,'■ i "'Cr ''f'v-oWd n bo' p i -;v : 'dco ! - , "c I :-h' |TI ,V, agr.