HAWTHORN HEDGES
INSPECTION BY MINISTER OF
AGRICULTURE.
(|T T«WB«APH.—fBBSB ASSOCIATION.)
CAMBRIDGE, This Day. The Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister of Agriculture), accompanied by Messrs! Young and BolUvrd, M.P.'g, and an opchardist expert, visited Waikato yesterday and met a representative gathering of farmers. They inspected hawthorn hedges' between tamahere and Cambridge. The Minister motored many miles. The farmers emphasised the point that the destruction of the hedges would mean an enormous expense, and reduce the country's output. In the evening a large meeting offarmers was held at Csjnbrld.ge. Seyenv} farmers urged, the importance pf the question. A 'motion was carried that ft protective pelt be fornied northward of South katp, so that hawthprn Iw-dges jnight be saved in tljjt area. The jlfniatei' gave a, sympathotip hearing and promised to confer with his colleagues to see what pou]s be done,
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 92, 19 April 1921, Page 7
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137HAWTHORN HEDGES Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 92, 19 April 1921, Page 7
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