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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 979, 19 September 1868, Page 3

How to Eeach the Enemy. — The Wanganui Times says : — Why not act upon the plan so frequently recommended in these columns — cut down the bush from Kakaramea three or four chains wide right on to the clearing at the furthest extremity. Then let the rubbish lie for a month or two and set fire to it. Tho clearing might be made to pass through all their villages, Te JSTgutu-o-te-Manu included. The men would be better occupied at that than lying idle in camp. Why not at once cut a clearing right through from the entrance of the bush to Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu, and on to Pungarehu? One hundred men with axes, covered by two hundred who would take their turn at the work, would soon effect a clearing and leave the "Beak of the Bird" a conspicuous object to all passers bye. The burning up of the timber and scrub, when sufficiently dry for that purpose, would scorch and kill off half a chain of the uncut scrub at each side : thus a clearing of four chains in width would eventually be equal to a clearing of five chains. We earnestly hope that this suggestion will-be acted upon. , .