TREE PLANTING
county council discusses proposal at ngongotaha valley. engineer to report. The Rotorua county engineer, Mr. T„. S. Robertson, reported to the council meeting on Wednesday that he had certain information to hand regarding the proposed tree-planting on council reserves. Mr. Robertson had written to the Conservator of State Forests, Mr Morrison, for information regaidiip the trees available to the council and the method of planting them. The conservator had rscommended certain sp'ecies of eucalyptus trees as tming the most su:table for the council's needs, but could not give any idea of the number he could sparo until all his orders were filled. The engineer was asked the cost of handling the trees and reported the 4 'the price was about 5s per thousaud The suitability of the area on tfr Ngongotaha Valley Road, near the water reservoir, was discussed, and it was dec'ded that the engineer bc requested to gather irfo^mation re/garding this area, the cost of plaut- ' ing the trees and the cost of maintaining a firebreak. a report is tc be presented to the next meeting of the council.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 200, 16 April 1932, Page 6
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183TREE PLANTING Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 200, 16 April 1932, Page 6
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