TREE PLANTING

Grey River Argus, 12 February 1938, Page 12

TREE PLANTING

INFORMATION FROM NEW ZEALAND FOR THE ROYAL RECORD. Advice has been received from the High Commissioner that the Coronation Planting Committee are preparing for the gracious acceptance of His Majesty the King, a Record in book form, to be known as the Royal Record, of all planting and amenity schemes organised in commemoration of the Coronation, both in the United Kingdom and the Empire overseas. The Committee has received details of some 2,000 important schemes in the United Kingdom, and knowing that many plantings have taken place in New Zealand, are desirous of obtaining certain particulars in order that these-may be recorded in the Special Empire section of the Record. The Government has been requested to assist by furnishing particulars of such planting and beautifying schemes as are known to have been organised in the Dominion:’ ■• ■' The Hon. P. C. Webb, for the Hon. Minister of Internal Affairs, has communicated with local authorities distributing to each a supply of forms on which may be set out tne particulars required by the Committee. Citizens and organisations which have carried out plantings are asked to apply at the office of the local authority of their district for the necessary information and forms. As it is desired that preparation of the Royal Record should be completed at an early date, all interested are asked to obtain and complete the forms as soon as possible,