A SCENIC HIGHWAY
THE AKATAREWA—RIKI-O-RANGI ROAD.
THIS road, the great scenic route of Wellington, penetrates a ruined forest, where not a tree should have been destroyed. On the very top of the watershed, at an altitude of 1400 feet, there is a shocking scene of destruction caused by the operations of timber fellers, who have left acres of bush in dead timbers and broken trees. The road is wonderfully well engineered, but what will be the use of such a scenic way when the bush is destroyed? Forest
is still being milled and motor-cars on the road frequently meet lorries loaded with rimu logs a scandalous sight in those water supply catchment ranges. There is time to save it yet, or a good deal of it. Not another tree should be felled. There Nature is the best forester. All that is necessary is to protect the forest from fire and animals and it will continue to reproduce itself as it has done for centuries until men came to ruin it.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 44, 1 May 1937, Page 16
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170A SCENIC HIGHWAY Forest and Bird, Issue 44, 1 May 1937, Page 16
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