DESTRUCTION OF BEAUTY SPOTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3472, 28 April 1920, Page 4

DESTRUCTION OF BEAUTY SPOTS

I In many towns one visits or passes through, is seen notice boards inviting the public, in large, bold letters, to protect their own 1)1'01)5.3.1'fy, and similar boards might well be displayed on the beautiful scenic reserves of which Taihape people are the fortunate possessors. The «petition presented by parents and children praying that the Borough Council improve the path up the bank from I-lautapu Street to Huia'S‘treet, by which many children go to and from the public school, brings to memory the fact that some stupid person, irresponsible child, or vicious vandal recently started a fire tin that costly planted reserve, which jshould now be growing into full beauty. The fire rapidly spread along the grass, and completely destroyed splendid specimens of cryptomeria and retinospora, which had taken many years to grow. A substantial reward should be offered for information that would lead to the punishment of persons guilty of such vimdalism In any case, children niiglit be periodically warned against the danger of lighting fires in the open air. The chairman of the Domain Board has given much time to the improvement of the t.o\vn;’s beauty Spots, and no pains should be spared ‘DY Deople Who have an interest in; the town to keep its scenic reserves from destruction. Wherever onef walks in Wellington parks an injunc-E tion for the public to protect its -ownj property meets the eye; perhaps, a few bO3TdS4 in Darticular danger zones. ‘ in Taihflpe, such as the one under no'tiC€‘- might be productive of goodl results. It is indeed regrettable to] SO9 the Work of beautification rend-' ered valueless while making an exam ample of some vandal might result in, g”“‘ifyi"g imlwovement in the 't’uture.§