Weed Spread By Boats
(N.Z. Press Association) j ROTORUA April 6. [ An appeal to the owners of trailer boats to help prevent) [the spread of lakeweed was ‘made in Rotorua today. The conservator of wildlife (Mr P. J. Burstall) and the convener of the Rotorua inter - departmental committee on lakeweed (Mr T. D. Mackenzie) said it was clear that trailer boats were spreading the week from lake to lake. , Mr Burstall said a weed i covering thousands of acres in the lower reaches of the | Waikato river had recently been found in Lake Maraetai about 40 miles above HamilI toa. The weed had been found growing right alongside the. boat ramp.
Another large patch of the weed, elgera densa. a native of South America, had been found at Lake Karapiro.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31029, 7 April 1966, Page 3
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