TREE-PLANTING PLAN

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22768, 21 July 1939, Page 5

TREE-PLANTING PLAN

WOMEN’S INSTITUTES’ ACTIVITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ‘ CO-OPERATE The North Canterbury Advisory Committee on Tree-Planting decided to co-operate in its advisory capacity with the women’s institutes of North Canterbury in tree-planting ventures. Thi decision was reached when advice was. received from Mrs L. B. Brown, president of the Kaiapoi Women’s Institute, that a plan had been started for growing trees from seedlings, and that the North Canterbury F ’deration of Women’s Institutes (representing about 20 institutes) had been interested. The plan, Mrs Brown’s letter stated, would probably be brought before the Dominion executive. “It seems to me,” said Mrs Brown, “that co-operation between your committee and the Women’s Institutes would be of advantage to both. We could grow trees for you to plant.” It was also stated in the letter that Mr C. Morgan Williams, M.P., had been asked to approach the Minister for Lands (the Hon. F. Langstone) for a cup for competition between institutes, though, from one reply, the proposal did not seem to have met with approval.

SCHOOLS TO BE VISITED ADVISORY COMMITTEE’S ARBOR DAY PLANS The North Canterbury Advisory Committee on Tree-planting has decided to visit numerous schools in the district and give addresses as part of the Arbor Day arrangements. The committee, at its meeting on Wednesday evening decided to request interested persons to undertake this work. Those nominated by the committee to visit the various schools were Messrs C. Rands, A. M. Carpenter, for Cust, West Eyreton, Summerbill, Fernside, and Springbank: A. Buckingham, for Rangiora; C. How, for North Loburn; J. W. Macleod, for Loburn; C. Dickhoff, for Southbrook; M. Philpott, for Okuku: F. G. Herridge., for Woodend-Wai-kuku. Leithfield, and Saltwater Creek; N. Goldsbury, for Ashley, Sefton, Mount Grey Downs; and J. E. Tinnock or J. Bowker, for Broomfield and Ambprley; Mrs L, B. Brown, for Kaiapoi.

PROPOSED CUST . DIVERSION FARMERS’ UNION BRANCHES TO HEAR DISCUSSION A special meeting, at which the proposed diversion of the Cust stream into the Eyre riyer will be discussed with the engineer to the Waimakariri River Trust (Mr H. ,W. Harris) will be held by the Cust-West Eyreton branch of the New Zealand .Farmers’ Union next -week. Fernside and* Oxford branch members have been invited. During the ■meeting Mr R. A. Calder, of the agronomy division of the Department of Agriculture, will give an address on the work of the Plant Research Bureau.

BADMINTON AT RANGIORA The Rangiora Anglican Badminton Club beat the Christchurch Y.W.C.A. Club in a return match at Rangiora on Wednesday evening, by 8 games to 4. : SIR TRUBY KING MEMORIAL A list for subscriptions to - the Sir Truby King Memorial Fund has , been opened by the Rangiora Plunket Society. The list will remain open until August 15. ■ .