REMEMBRANCE TREES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 760, 5 September 1929, Page 6

REMEMBRANCE TREES

BEAUTIFYING OF GREAT SOUTH ROAD OBJECTION TO HOARDINGS To take a certain section of the road and Lise it for the purpose of planting trees of “remembrance,” a scheme wh c vogue and most popular in various English counties, was suggested by Mr. F. H. Leonard, at a meeting of the Great South Road Beautifying Council held last evening. “The idea is to have a certain area on the roadside kept especially for the purpose of planting tres in commemoration of those who fell in the Great War, or of any outstanding event in our public or private lives; of the visits to the Dominion of any prominent persons, of occasions of national rejoicing or mourning, and of births, marriages and deaths in our own families,” said Mr. Leonard. The scheme met with the approval of the meeting and it was decided to adopt it and refer it to the executive committee to outline a similar scheme suitable to be put into operation here. It was felt that it would be possible to have it under way next year and that the portion of the Great South Road, from the Wiri Bridge to Papatoetoe, would be most suitable. BEAUTIFYING PANMURE CORNER An elaborate scheme tabled at the meeting for the building of a service station and the laying-out of rockeries and gardens at the junction of Great South Road and Panmure Road, was approved. On the site at present is an old blacksmith’s shop, and when this new scheme is carried out the triangular section should provide a most imposing sight. Objection was again taken to many of the advertising hoardings along the Great South Road. A letter had been written to the Railway Department asking that it should assist the council in clearing away some of these unsightly structures. It was the feeling of the meeting that if no satisfaction was gained from the Railway Department, the council should appeal to the A.A.A. for assistance, for one hoarding in particular, that at the Penrose Bridge, obstructed the view from the road and was dangerous to motorists. STOCK ROUTE CONSIDERED It was reported that the Minister of Public Works was considering the proposal to open a stock route from Papakura to Otahuhu. Attempts had been made to get this concession for many years and it now appeared that something would be done. “We can’t do much beautifying work while cattle are being driven along the road,” commented a member. The chairman, Mr. Geo. Hutchinson, reported to the meeting that 300 roses had been planted along the road from the Tamaki Bridge to Papatoetoe and these should improve that vicinity greatly later on. It was announced that the Otahuhu Borough Council had completed the planting of trees from the monument to the Tamaki Bridge and that, it is now undertaking the work of beautifying the Nixon Reserve.