MORE BUSH WANTED
(N.Z. Press Association) NELSON, Nov. 19. Some of New Zealand’s marginal farming land must be returned to bush if flooding and water shortages were to be avoided in the future, said Dr. J. T. Salmon, addressing a Forest and Bird Protection Society audience in Nelson tonight. Dr. Salmon is associate professor of biology at Victoria University, Wellington, and a member of the nature conservation council. “This is a political issue,” said Dr. Salmon, “but one that must be faced. The next 25 years will be critical for soil and water conservation in this country. “It may not be apparent now, but by the end of the century when we have a population of five million, there will be shortages of water unless bad fanning and bad saw-
milling practices are stopped now.” Far too often, said Dr. Salmon, New Zealand hydroelectric schemes have been built without any attempt to use the water for irrigation, domestic supply or industry. “Hydro electric dams have
been built here solely for electrical production,” said Dr. Salmon. “This is a shortsighted policy. “In Sweden they are already experiencing water shortages from the same type of hydro building scheme,” he said.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30603, 20 November 1964, Page 3
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198MORE BUSH WANTED Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30603, 20 November 1964, Page 3
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