CORRESPONDENCE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10882, 5 February 1901, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

CALIFORNIAN THISTLES. \\ TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS. -| Sir,—Passing up the Canal Reserve abort , j a week ago, when nearing Chaney's corner, my attention was called to what were al* ' r leged to be patches of Californian ■ tlu.'-W growing on the roadside, and acres ofj th* 01 ;' growing on land off the road. These tmrt"*- _. were most of them in flower, and "•-*'•' \. are allowed to seed and scatter, will n" |~ doubt carry blue ruin to the ferrners m taat g, vicinity. In some parts of Russia, if a J r< allows noxious weens to sja-ead from his'loo. k or fails to cultivate it in a reasonable roan m ncr, it is taken from him and given to aa £ other. I think the same course might ue j!_ adopted here with advantage to munitv. For my part, I question whetne. such an one ought not only to be deprive 0 - of his land, but prosecuted and sent to gW". ; - as being a greater enemy of society than toman who picks a pocket or deliberate'? destroys another man's property. *>"- r don't'the local authorities take steps « jbring the Noxious Weeds Act of last session . into force, and compel owners or occupier** j s according as one or other is responsible. " I destroy such scourges? If they dont »ie y will very soon reap the reward ot tue.r neglect in the decreased value of such lin 1 -** I for rating purposes.—Yours, etc., gb J. BICKERTON FISHER- [-