SELWYN PLANTATIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17570, 22 June 1925, Page 7

SELWYN PLANTATIONS.

MEETING OF EOARD. ( The Selwyn Plantation Board met this J morning-. Present: Messrs G. 11. Bul--1 lard (chairman), G. Witty, M.P., S. A. Staples, C. Wolfe. G. Scott. C. 11. Adams. J. Storry, and G. Hall. The superintendent (Mr R. G. Robinson) reported that fair headway had i been made with the various works car--5 ried on during the month. At the Race- , course Ilill plantation. some 73.343 ? sup. feeet of pine and 73 73 sup. feet J .of Oregon and 34 00 feet of gum were milled and disposed of together with 75 cords of slab firewood. A sufficent number of orders had been received to l keep the mill steadily working for - some months, Unfavourable weather conditions had greatly hampered woodcutting and carting operations. Only * six men were at present engaged on the * work. Sixty cords of gum and pine were out in addition to 100 poles and a cords of pine firewood had been distrib--1 uted gratis to each of tho following . benevolent institutionsSt Saviour’s Home, Presbyterian Home, Methodist l Home, Nazareth House, and Salvation ] Army. Preparations for the seasons tree planting were being hurried on. Tree-firming was still being carried out, and was proving a more costly operation than was anticipated. Two men were being employed laying strych--3 nine poison for rabbits with excellent ; results, and temporary permits had been j issued to several trappers. Some 5000 two-year-old trees had been supplied for planting over Canterbury College - reserves, although the sodden condition i ing work impracticable. ; The financial statement showed a t credit balance of £225 2s 7d. The Director of the Horticultural Division. Department of Agriculture, wrote stating that the opinion of the Crown Solicitor was that, if the hoard I decided to dispose of trees by sale, the nursery would have to be registered. The superintendent said that he - thought the board's nursery should be ; registered. The fee was only £i per Mr Witty: That is not the point. If we were registered, we would come under the Arbitration Act. The chairman said he did not think that when the work was handed over to a board the same conditions applied ns when the reserves were administered by the Crown. Staples: They are Crown plantaThe superintendent said that the work was subject to the approval of the It was decided to obtain the advice of i the board’s solicitor, and. if necessarv, to apply to the Minister of Forests for The Commissioner of Crown Rands wrote stating that the Department had decided to deal with the old railway reserve at Bankside. and cut it up and dispose of it to the adjoining owners. The area which fronted the board’s section was 3 0 acres 2 roods 10 perches, and the price had been fixed at £2 per acre. The Department wished to know if the board would accept this offer. It was decided to accept, on condition that an adjustment was made allowing the board for land taken by the Depart- j a proposal To'carry ‘ontTuidft lVns°to ’fhe ( boards property at Darfield reported that the work would cost approximately £IOO. The report was approved, and the plans were referred to a further It was decided to supply tho following orders for trees:—Springs Countv Council, 5000; Tawera Countv Council, -5000: Malvern County Council, 4000; Public Works Department, 6000. A letter was received from St Saviour's Guild for a donation of load of firewood. _____