FORESTRY LEAGUE

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 182, 29 April 1922, Page 8

FORESTRY LEAGUE

SLOW, STEADY PROGRESS. The executive of the Forestry League met on Thursday evening, bit James Wilson, president of the league, was in the chair, and there were also present Alessrs. J. Orchiston, A. Seed AV. Ferguson, A. Leigh Hunt, Will Lawson (organiser), and E. C. Jack ‘(secretary). . , Before the organiser read his report the chairman referred to the splendid reception which the organiser and he had had in a brief campaign in Palmerston North. He felt sure that the Alanawatu, Rangitikei, and Wanganui districts would be good ones for forestry work. The organiser’s report showed that now members were being steadily enrolled, while tho public interest in tho movement was growing. Ho had had rebuff in Westland, despite the fact that the Chamber of Commerce there had invited him to visit Hokitika. 1 he apathy towards tht? league’s work he attributed to the clause in the Forests Act dealing with the timber royalties payable to local bodies. In discussing this point the council decided to obtain exact information and endeavour to have the matter adjusted. In his report the organiser stated that at a meeting of the new and vigorous Wellington branch. Air. E. J. Righton and himself had been appointed to arrange for a series of lantern lectures in AVellington and suburbs. The chairman expressed the hope that lectures to schools would be included as it was highly desirable that the school children should learn about forestry. It was resolved that the State Forest Service bo asked to place in all the larger schools specimens of New Zealand timber and collections of loaves and barks of trees, also that the Bov Scout movement be approached to take an interest in the league s work. . Amendments to the rules providing for a grade of membership to be kijown as junior associates, and to ensure the investment of life members’ subscriptions, were approved, and will be considered at the annual meeting in July. The organiser stated that the general prospects of tho forestry movement wore good. Though it was slow work in the present condition of things, steady progress was being made. In the last 12 months the membership of the league had been doubled.