FOREST AND BIRD SOCIETY
Whitecliffs Visit On Saturday About 260 members of toe Canterbury branch of the Forest and Bird Protection Society visited the property of Mr D. N. Bates at Whitecliffs on Saturday to examine the native bush, and particularly the sub-alpine flora which flourishes in the area. After a tramp of three hours, during which the leader of toe party, Mr H. E. Hart, identified most of the plants for members, Mr Bates spoke on the history of the property. The land is part of the original Steventon run, at one time occupied by Frederick Napier Broome, the husband of Lady Barker, whose book, “Station Life in New Zealand,” described life at Steventon and the Whitecliffs area. Mr Bates also outlined past and present farming operations. He said he had never before seen toe Whitecliffs country so dry for the present tone of year.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19611127.2.201
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume C, Issue 29681, 27 November 1961, Page 19
Word Count
146FOREST AND BIRD SOCIETY Press, Volume C, Issue 29681, 27 November 1961, Page 19
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.