WESTSHORE PLANTING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 158, 20 June 1935, Page 11

WESTSHORE PLANTING

Improving the Waterfront — COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME A comprehensive scheme for the I general improvement of Westshore, with every regard for its increased 1 popularity, has been put forward i by Messrs J, T. Watson and C. | Pfeifer, and has been improved in 1 its general principles by the Westshore Domain Board. In brief, the scheme deals with the planting of Norfolk pines and native shrubs, extending from the town side of the band rotunda to the vicinity of the hulk Trusty. Mr Pfeifer enlarged upon the scheme referred to in the “Tribune” about a > eek ago, when talking to a reporter yesterday. When it was suggested to him that the first thing the public would want to know would be where the money was to come from, ho replied, “The Westshore Domain Board and the Westshore Improvement Committee have under consideration a scheme for financing the project.” He was not prepared to enlarge upon this at present. “The scheme involves the planting >f 84 Norfolk pines a chain apart, from a distance eight chains on the town side of the band rotunda to the vicinity of the Trusty,” he said. Inquiries are be ing made as to whence we can get the pines. “They will be planted under thi supervision of an expert. The line generally will follow the beach road at a distance of approximately 20 feet seaward and will follow a convenient line somewhere about the old higl water mark.

“It is proposed that in between thi pines, having in view the obtaining of shelter as early as possible, there wil be planted assorted native trees ol quick growth, such as ngaio, karaka. \,atapo and karatnu.

“On the west side of Joylands,” con tinned Mr Pfeifer, “a parking area is to be laid out, which will be suitable also for a camping ground. A small plantation of native trees is being pro vided for and at convenient points along the road at the back of Joylands, going in a westerly direction, there will be pohutukawas. “At every four or five chains along the line of the Norfolk pines it is pro posed to put in right-angular breakwinds of suitable native trees. On the area between the old and new highwater marks there are belts of shifting sand, on which it is proposed to plant at a later date for consolidation pur poses.’ ’ Mr Pfeifer went on to say that the Westshore Domain Board and the Westshore Improvement Committee have under consideration a scheme for financing the project. It was hoped that regular week-end visitors to Westshore would be behind the two bodies in their efforts to make Westshore an outstanding week-end resort. Arrangements are being made to obtain the necessary number of pines so as to start the work as soon as possible. The scheme put forward by Messrs Watson and Pfeifer on behalf of the Westshore Improvement Committee has been approved by the Domain Board in its general outline. The work involved will occupy a space of four or five