ARBOR DAY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 257, 23 July 1908, Page 3

ARBOR DAY.

Arbor Day, which was originally dedicated to tree-planting, was observed more or less perfunctorily in Wellington yesterday. Among tlio schools which carried out the spirit of the day woro tho Normal' School at Thorndon, and tho schools at Northland, Terrace, and Brooklyn. At tho Normal School, it is usual to carry out tree-planting on tho school reserve, but tho unsettled state of tho weather made it impossiblo to' prearrange any plans. Tho forenoon was spent in the school grounds, where the children, under Mr. AVebb, the headmaster, spent pome busy hours cleaning up tho various plots, planting shrubs, etc. Good work' was also done at Northland, whero the members of the School Committeo energetically co-operated with tho children.

The day was observed as a close holiday by tho Civil Service, some members of which engaged in a tennis tourney at tho Brougham Hill" courts. The Corporation offices woro closed during the afternoon only. The Wellington Scenery Preservation Society did not make any demonstration. In rejily to a question, Jlr. W. L. Meek, president of the Society, _ said that the Society's tree-planting operations - arc usually completed before this date. (ur TELEGRAPH—rRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, July 22. A perfunctory observance of Arbor Day. took placo locally, and such programmes of tree-planting in various localities as had been planned ,were either curtailed or rendered impossible by tho bad weather. Tho sixth standard boys and girls of the' East. Christchurch .School,'with their teachers, assembled at the grounds this morning, and were addressed by the Headmaster and Chairman of tho School Committee., .Mr; Jamieson i ex--pressed tho. hope that next year the scheme of tree-planting on the port hills, would be resumed.Ho also referred to the need, of tree-planting .as a; provision for the /future. Thereafter the scholars assisted in planting four , shelter trees in different*-'part's of the playground. At Opawa ,a start was made with the removal of' a' bank, preparatory to carrying out a. comprehensive plan of planting at a later date.. . At several other sub-, urban and country schools tree-planting was carried out.

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