AUCKLAND NEWS NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10760, 26 March 1897, Page 2

AUCKLAND NEWS NOTES.

(Feom Our Own Cobbespondekt.)

Auckland, March 25.

EXPERIMENTS IN FORESTRY,

Mr Mueller, commissioner of Crown lands, referring to an application in connection with the Ksingaroa Plains, which lie bstween Lake Taupo, Rotorua, and Gaktea, states that on these birren plains, which were chiefly pumice, the Government were now making experiments in forestry. The Lands department, he said, found that timber grew well on thess at present treeless plains, and were now miking experiments there in the way of tree planting and timber growing. These experiments had succeeded very well on the desolate plains which lay along the banks of the Rangitika River for some 70 miles from Taupo towards Galatea, and he had no doubt that similar timber growing would be tried on othsr shnikr tracts of dessrfc country in the interior of the island. AUCKLAND'S RESOUECES. Sir Robert Stout contributes an article to the Herald on "Auckland and its Resources." He sayg the mining industry has co doubt ; come to stay. For hundreds of years gold and silver will be produced in the Auckland district. He thinks Auckland needs a school of mines, managed by its university, with subsidiary schools for the more elementary part of the mining teaching at the Thames. Waihi, &c. They must have the highest possible training in miuirjg engineering and metallurgy. Then colonists should strive to keep the mines for themselves, even if their development should Dot be so rapid as reliance on foreign capital would bring. The kauri forests cannot long continue, svinl Sir Robert asks what is to happen in 25 or 50 years hence to the timber trace of Auckland ? Sir Robert urges attention beiag devoted to forestry and to fruit culture. Then the Island trade must be encouraged. Sydney is k. grest competitor. If it be true that freights to and from Sydney are cheaper than to aDd irora Auckland, and that by Government subsidised steamers, the fact, Sir Robert thinks, is not creditable to the Postmsster-genersi, the- Auckland merchants, or the Auckland Chsrafcer of Commerce. ENGINEDRIVER JOHNSON. Mr William Johnson, of Gordon street, Bbc=, wood, Lnginedriver N.S.W. Government va& ways, writes :—' I have been suffering from IndigeHion and Dyspepsia for six mouths." I used several remedies without effect, and tier, triad y?ur c WAHOO,' which surprised me very much. The hrst few doses cave instant relief, an;: TWOTHIIUW OF A BOTTLIi KFFECTED A PKU3IANMT CURE. I bad intense pains after eating, and always felt tired and languid. Mv appetite was feeble, and for months I never slspt, Eoundly. These symptoms have now vaniaried, and in addition my eyes are bright and raysfeiji clear, and I feel in better health than ever. J now take ' WAHOO ' only occasionally."

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