TOWN BELT IMPROVEMENTS.
The Planting Committee of the City Council, consisting of Councillors Logan, Brown, and Greenfield, accompanied by Councillors Banka and Fisher, the Town Clerk, the City Surveyor, and several members of the Press, paid a visit to those of the Town Belt reserves yesterday afternoon whore improvements were being carried out, or had recently been completed. Before making a start for the Town Belt the party went through the Corporation yard at the corner of Olydequay and Courtenay-plaoe, and many ot its members were not a little surprised at its extent, But this subject needs a separate notice. The Town Belt to the south of Newtown, where the new recreation ground, which we described a short time ago, is being formed, was reached by the party in two cabs, which had been hired for the occasion. The whole of the reserve—about 10 acres—has been fenced, a pair of large gates for vehicles, and a small oneforpe iestrians, giving access from Man afield - street; a similar entry having been made on the eastern side from Daniel!.street. The levelled portion, which is to be used for athletic sports, has not as yet been sown with grass, but it will he ploughed next week, and a sowing will be made at an early date. The slopes between the carriage drive and the basin are nice and green, and will afford room for thousands of spectators. Nearly the whole of the surrounding hills have been planted with shrubs and trees, both native and foreigu, the latter predominating. Among the former we notice here and there a specimen of oorynooarpus laevigatum and braohyglottis repauda, while among the latter cupreasus maorooarpa, c. maritima, lawsoniana, pinus insignis, and several species of abies predominate. The pines have suffered very severely from the recent heavy northerly gales, but most of them are likely to recover. Several European deciduous forest trees look ramarkably healthy. A band of hollies has been planted close to the outer fence. When the various trees and shrubs have grown up they will make the place one of the prettiest in the colony. The recreation ground will occupy an equally prominent place as soon as it is fit to be used. A short drive brought the party to the Kilbirnie Reserve on the western face of Mount Victoria, which has been planted in a similar manner. The small corner at Oriental Bay was next visited, and it was found that the shrnbs which had been planted early in. the season looked remarkably healthy. Altogether, over 7000 trees have been planted this season. Even if only half this number grows the planting committee will have reason to be well satisfied with the year’s work.
TOWN BELT IMPROVEMENTS.
New Zealand Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 6069, 11 September 1880, Page 3
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