SELWYN PLANTATIONS BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16847, 25 September 1922, Page 9

SELWYN PLANTATIONS BOARD .

monthly meeting. j xl , iL,e monthly meeting of the Selwyn I i board wa* d ta-d»y: prec \ -®- Bullard (chairman), : V r) T - Popple. C Wolfe. mp - «• j inspect?- T'”*' 0 ”’ I result,; from “The I ~ . * Afforestation operaiioni? were ! s’o"n4 , ls ht ,, UDti J 12. I The recent rains hi, ( e2! - at Garfield. I position that Vi, “ d , unproved the operations proTc lo sucoes£ui CSU r ion ptt 1 W had' teV "ilb iKG.Con forest trie. rßserTo ? seedlings had hee-i' nob V 25.000 pin a. in-fenb V.iV' 8 ' i "i'" rosft, Oregon pint ' pondel.op'are and birches Imd'’ bserTaSS Plate tv. eaoit , he. n,„d<- to cornmonth h \ the end of the dred frees lid V t,0 '‘ of several hun™l at Darfield. and wouhl pU -^ 1 reeogniaed vif-od h 6J d ai b° W SOils ' About'^'e'ord 8 . Tf cords »«• narfiold, and 520 Ibis ouanriW inn ® 'Y J ' T 111 stock > »ud of! lioad had ben disposed of ‘prEe 1 i«d£Se d „ VKHef/c d‘ at , eh " U,d « try summer T j ea compiere defoliation of 1 err ,'™ Uld h 6 the result. It VoiM ' y, necessary to effect, a cicarI ? ,nce 0i such affected trees in the reir month Mr JuUns! o) Cntitain rn! an f orestry Department, and soent , E l llls .\director of forestry, each rj-. h ‘ ( a^r suspecting the reserves. Iho report, was adopted. io» a VnflwV;' i re 1 “ °! ,taiu ° lease of port I Kimee mm oetween Darfield and i terminable at three montlis^'Viotioe 3 arid ut an annual rental of £1 10s. ’ Mr f\. p. Speneer wrote drawing attention to the growth of lupine fronting r D • bird’s reserve on Beach Road. .New Brighton. “ These/ 1 he said “ were interfering with the traffic.” The chairman said that, the lupin wa= a good soil holding plant. ft wa s pointed out that in Waimairi l, P,] ns W(>re classed as a noxious weed. ‘he superintendent, who reported on the matter, said that would he required to effect a clearance. The questioof regarding the lupin as a noxious weed was worthy of consideration. In manv causes a clearance of the plant only cause ! ! a renewed movement of the finer sand particles during the prevalence of high winds. On the other hand, perhaps, the . greatest argument in favour of complete clearance on road lines adjacent to which i buildings had been erected was the increased safety from fire afforded by such fire barriers. As the sections along Beach Road were now being freely built on he was of opinion that it would only be : reasonable to effect a clearance of half Iho width of the road from the board’s ; j ionee line and throughout the whole ; length of the reserve. Along th'- Race- j course Road- however, no interference with the- lupins was recommended, unless the owners of properties on the other side ot the road acted in unison. To avoid any future misunderstanding that might arise in connection with the working of sand dune reserves it was desirable to obtain a legal ruling regarding the position generally of the compulsory clearance of lupins on sand-dune road lines. The report was adopted, and it was decided »o clear half the road on condition that the tenant opposite should clear the other half. The State Forest. Service advised t-hnt it was sending the kinema photographer of the Internal Affairs Department ‘o covering all operation? of the board. The an per inten de if regretted that the photographer could not have been obtained earlier as then afforestation operations The superintendent was instructed to make the necessary arrangement; with the photographer.