TREE-LINED AVENUES
VICTORIAN STATE ROADS COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSALS Many loc.il bodies .and tree planters' associations in Victoria have been busy laying out tree plantations along tho State's main roads. The Stato Government has endorsed the movement and plans are being made on a scale which promises that within a few years the State roads will be tree-lined avenues. The Premier, Mr.' Dunstan, announced that the Ministry was willing to grant assistance to municipal councils, subject to certain conditions. Arrangements were being made to plant about 10,000 trees in tho current season. Mr. Dunstan's statement followed a conference which he convened recently to discuss the denudation of highways and methods to be adopted to preserve native growth.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19360814.2.133
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22497, 14 August 1936, Page 14
Word Count
115TREE-LINED AVENUES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22497, 14 August 1936, Page 14
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in