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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 268, 20 December 1988, Page 3 (Supplement)

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Please be advised that the recent letters distributed to defence tenants regarding the tidiness of sections may be attributed to myself. In retrospect, this letter was not as specific as it may have been regarding those areas that did n e e d tidying. The intent of the letter was to initiate an awareness of the need to keep on top of this, the growing period, and get those eyesore jobs completed before leaving on the Christmas break. Initiate an awareness it certainly did and the positive response witnessed over the weekend was most gratifying. To those tenants who thought that the letter was offensive, please accept m y apologies. There was never an intention to follow up

with a further inspection across the camp, but rather to set a standard to which all could aspire. To those tenants who did not receive the dreaded letter, congratulations from the property staff. This unfortunately did not include myself. Perhaps it may be pertinent at this time to remind residents of Turnpage4

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From page 3 the Annual Gardening Competition. In 1956 Major General-Carri-apa, a former High Commissioner to New Zealand, donated a shield as a trophy for the best section and garden in the residential area of Waiouru Camp. The trophy is competed for annually. In 1989 judging will take place between January 28 and February 6. Those aspects the judges will be awarding prizes for are as follows: a) Appearance

from street; b) Dcsign and Layout; c) Display of flowers; d) Lawns; e) Hedges and shrubs; f) Vegetable garden. Points awarded will be' 15 for all but the vegetable garden which will be 25. Judging will take place in two parts, Initial and Final. Initially all sections are judged by a panel and the 12 best decided. These 12 will then be judged by an invited judge to determine the winner.

Paul

Parsons

Officer Commanding Headquarters Company