Noxious weeds
Sir, —Do we still have a noxious weeds inspector employed by our council and what is his rate of property inspection? I would have thought he would have been quite active in this capacity at this time in the vicinity of Games venues and routes. May I suggest he promptly inspects empty sections at the north end of Avonside Drive and Avondale Roads, also the river bank to the west of Avondale Bridge. He, will find thriving patches of: gorse, hemlock, thistle,! broom, etc., which not only give a poor impression to visitors but have been creating problems for adjoining property owners for some time as well as being potential fire hazards.— Yours, etc., WEEDKILLER. January 17, 1974. [Mr A. P. Millthorpe, chief health inspector for the City Council, replies: “Your correspondent’s information is appreciated and the owners of the land concerned will be asked to arrange clearance where necessary. The noxious weeds inspector is heavily committed at this time of the year and an appeal is being made to all owners of land to keep their properties free of infestation.”]
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 10
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