NOXIOUS WEEDS.
ECONOMY LEADS TO SPREAD. (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, August 22. Economy was producing reduced efficiency in the fight against noxious weeds, declared Mr. R. Masters (Stratford) in the House to-day. The inspectors would not cover all the ground in the time and with the means at their disposal, and the spread of blackberry in the hilly country was a most serious matter. If the blackberry became established the farmer would have to get out. The department should attack the problem even if force had to be applied to some of the settlers. Hon. W. Nosworthy: They could stand a lot of compulsion under present financial conditions! Mr. Masters thought it was no kindness to the farmers to let the • matter drift. He hoped that the department would make increased provision for agricultural instruction, and particularly for agricultural clubs. The work done by these clubs among the young people was of extraordinary value, and other countries were recognising this fact In a practical way. The standard of agriculture throughout the Dominion would be raised through these clubs. He hopjed that this year’s estimates would contain a vote fdr the encouragement of
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1922, Page 4
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193NOXIOUS WEEDS. Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1922, Page 4
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