Spraying Weeds
Sir, —The spray-happy City Council gang has been at work again. Along Ashgrove Terrace the bases of mature trees, railings, etc., have been sprayed around—even around ugly concrete inspection holes. All these places look far nicer with the green grass. The lovely river bank is now an eyesore with the ghastly brown decaying grass. (1) What practical purpose does\this spraying serve? (2) What is the cost to the ratepayer of this seemingly useless work and who authorises it? (3) What is the contamination effect on the Heathcote River by the run-off?—Yours, etc.,
October 8, 1967. [The deputy Director of Reserves (Mr G. G. Henderson) replies: “(1) Spraying overcomes the necessity of cutting the long . grass by scythes—a dying art. (2) The cost is considerably cheaper than' hand labour. (3) The material used is a short-term foliar, absorbed chemical with no residual or leaching effect and is not dangerous to humans or animals.”]
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19671013.2.88.7
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31499, 13 October 1967, Page 14
Word Count
154Spraying Weeds Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31499, 13 October 1967, Page 14
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.
Log in