NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 May 1938, Page 9

NEWS AND NOTES

VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Desire for Beautification. A suggestion that men classed as unfit for a full day’s wrok might be provided with a useful occupation by utilising their services for beautifying the bare parts of city and suburban streets was made by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. W. E. Parry, to a deputation which waited upon him in Wellington. He mentioned that he intended to bring the suggestion to the notice of the Minister of Labour, Hon H. T. Armstrong. “There is a spirit of helpfulness imbuing the public today which is very encouraging and very helpful in work for the protection of native 'bush and in the further beautification of our cities, towns and highways,’’ said Mr Parry. “There seems to be a proper appreciation everywhere of the value of our trees — of their worth to the country as against their worth to the .axe —which must add greatly to the advantage of the work in hand. Nurserymen and shopkeepers handling seeds, plants, and trees tell me that there is now a bigger demand for the sale of flower and berry trees, that the pohutukawa is keenly sought after for the beauty of its foliage and flame-red flowers. That is further testimony to the spread of interest and enthusiasm for tree beautification.”

College Memorial Window. After eight years' delay the Canterbury University College War Memorial window has been shipped. It is in the Port Jackson, and is due to arrive next month. This information was placed before the College Council by the College Committee. About 10 years ago the College Council commissioned Mr Martin Travers, an English artists, to design a war memorial window to be erected at the north end of the college hall. Since then there have been constant delays, and although various members of the council and others have endeavoured when