PRESERVATION OF BUSH
THE GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS.
[ Per Press A«soc ; "t’on.l WELLINGTON, Feb. i:
There was no man or woman in the country who could sit quietly by and permit the ravage that had taken Place to the bush of the Dominion to continue, said Hon. W. Parry, opening the native plant exhibition m the Dominion Museum to-day. Very serious inroads were being made on the flora, he continued. He had said in no uncertain terms that so long as he was Ln the present position war would be continued on every animal that was denuding New Zealand flora and that policy was being pushed on in vigorous fashion by the Internal Affairs Department. Last year 40,000 animals had been killed by deer destroyers. They were a fine body of men who had done splendid work during the last three or four years, be made for the children to see the
He felt that every provision should wonderful display at the exhibition. A real bush sense should be created in the boys and girls of the Dominion and all enthusiasm possible should be infused into he work of protecting the flora and fauna, particularly among the young people.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 5
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197PRESERVATION OF BUSH Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 5
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