THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY “Public Service." FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1947 RURAL FIRES
The weather is making it necessary that at a time when the Christchurch fire is causing a review of urban hazards there should also be vigilance in rural areas. A month of unprecedented sunshine and a series of drying winds have left most of ;he Thames Valley parched for ■;his time of the year. Bush and scrub areas in particular especially are tinder-dry and the danger of fire is very real. A con;inuation of the present weather will sharply increase the risks of serious fires.
Shortly the State forest service will begin a publicity campaign seeking public co-opera-tion in avoiding grass and fore< fires. The Taupo area disaster of two summers ago is still so much in the public mind that the response should be effective. But now, even before this publicity ! begins, there is need for the utmost vigilance. Motorists, picnickers and trampers too have a part to play in avoiding the thoughtless act that might start a serious fire. The slogan “ Keep New Zealand Green ” has a very early urgency this summer.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 56, Issue 32930, 28 November 1947, Page 4
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196THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY “Public Service." FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1947 RURAL FIRES Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 56, Issue 32930, 28 November 1947, Page 4
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