Clearing of land
Sir, — Not only Pigeon Bay, it seems, but now the steep faces and ridges with a southerly aspect and extra heavy rainfall up i.i the Western Valley behind Little River are having the remnant bush and scrub cover felled and cleared, in some patches by burning., Yet it is only a few seasons since Wairewa County called a joint meeting of bodies concerned over its proposals permanently to lower the level of Lake Forsyth after devastating floods when it rose 5.5 m as a predictable consequence of loss of water retention over its catchment, consequent upon the felling of the surrounding forest. This latest act is one more example of the renewed threat to the flora and fauna throughout this country triggered by Rural Bank development loans which enable farmers to try to bring into production hillsides and wetlands which their predecessors had the sense to leave alone. — Yours, etc., A. GILBERT. June 6, 1980.
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