Ten thousand trees planted at Waerengi, by the unemployed. The Government are to be highl« commended lor their thoughtfuiness as to the future welfare of the colony. It is a >erious reflection that at the present rate at which our forests are disappearing. those monarch trees will be gone in a few years, and with them a grand source of wealth and industry ; but although a generation will pass away before the plantations m*y be of much value, still it is a step in the right direction. The Governments of France, Germany, and Italy have had the subject under consideration and are assiduously endeavouring to replace that which has been so ruthlessly destroyed. H w charming is the effect of trees in our streets. What would the Boulevards of Paris be without . them ? They are the Frenchman's pride and delight. Beneath their shade he smokes his cigarette in peace and happiness, fanned by the gentle breeze and screened from the heat of the day. Happily we have in Auckland some lovely spots where Nature is to be seen in »11 her beauty. for instance, standing opposite Sydenham House, and looking up Grey-street, the long avenue of young trees deckou in their luxuriant foliage is charminlg indeed, and on the riehtthe large and magnificent display of tweeds in every variety of •hades and colour at Messrs A. Woollams and Co.'s window completes the picture. Suits cut In the very latest styles from 60s. Open from eight a.m. to eight p.m. to welcome our kind patrons. Kidney and urinary troubles are universal, and the only safe and sure care is American Hop Blttou—rtijr on it. Head.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7788, 6 November 1886, Page 3 (Supplement)
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