TREES FOR BIRDS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 69, 23 March 1939, Page 6

TREES FOR BIRDS

HONEY PRODUCING AND BERRY BEARING SUGGESTION FOR CENTENNIAI “Something special will undoubtedly he done by the Wanganui Acclimatisation Society in regard to Cen tennial year," saW Mr. H. J. Duigar in an interview. "I do not knob what form it will take, but my own view is that we should acquire an area of land and plant it with trees suitable for biids, trees that art honey producing and berry bearing The matter will be discussed at the annual meeting of the society next month.” , . , Mr. Duigan said that a great deal of controversy had arisen over the published statement that in some districts in the North Island the licence fee is to be 20s. "The fee in all North Island districts is definitely 305.” he said, “and 20s in the South Island. Five shillings ot the 30s wt receive from the licence fee goes to the vermin fund and we will have to do some looking ahead in preparation for the Centennial year." Asked why the date of the opening of the shooting season had been fixed for May 6 instead of the usual May 1 Mr. Duigan said that last year, when the first day of May fell on a Sunday, guns were out before the actual opening. It caused the whole matter to be looked into, Mr Duigan added, "and in future the practice will be to open the season on the first Saturday tn May, so that there is a holiday and everybody will have a fair