NOXIOUS WEEDS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 205, 6 February 1915, Page 8

NOXIOUS WEEDS.

' TARAVAKI Ali-RICUI/ITIIAL SOCIETY'S VIEWS. At la,t meeting ( ,f t|, L , Hvncr.il committee 01 tile Taranaki .Ifrriciiltural Society, tii.j 'oliowin- i-L'|M,i'i iVoni tii-Mil.-e.jmi.iiti...- ivlativ.- to tiic circular lulled by tin- oi the U oiir ,l 0l Agriculture, a. to dealinc; with Cic uucstion ,ji noxious weed-, was eoutidered. After iiointiiiiT ol ,t that blackberry I •was the wor.t n-,.,.,1 i„ tin. district, illthoUMU la!-, nrei ,s were also infested with oXoy, ; daisy and K orsc. Ul( . tom . »:tt,v recommended ,]| TJlaf the Act 1* enforce la, regards t ., a . clearance of «<>x.'ou» Weeds m this district, the -Minister of Lands having the power of veto m all cases win-rein the'enforcing of the Act would financially erinplc" the liolder, s-ii-ii recommendation to come from the Noxious Weeds Inspector. (2) That a minimum area of ten -nor -•ent ot holding lie cleared of noxious weeds annually and that such areas as »ic cearcd he kept clean, lloumlari. s I ne not included in U,e above area and ' ;t H tae duty of th ■ inspector to define 111.- area io he cleared. CD Tli.- ucc-s'ly for ameu.lim; the Act whereby i]„. inspector can have full ! lower ma court of law to claim and 'xeeutc the right of., first eliaroo 0 „ e l«nd. ".lie same as rent or rates, for lie. clearance of noxious woods f-n That <-„ tl„.' noxious Weeds :,,. f ector iwiorlinf; to the Crown ro abicntoe ow-iors not comphin.,- u -;j>, t ],,, \et. the Crown may cond-M" smuo <V Th«, ; this S rt( .in lv ,\ a-iinit'the ■lassification of land. i„ dealing v.-ji-h ioxious weeds. ff>) That noxious woods inspectors send a written rcnorts every six months |„ '"' :)■ n ! KI \\ i„ (] u , ir ~.. pect.ve localises a < (op no; ,-,■<. mad-. The r-po-t was adoot.-d. I