COMPOST CLUB
MONTHLY MEETING ! At the monthly meeting of the I Wanganui Compost Club it vv<.s ) cidi ed to support a remit from the local ; branch ot the National Council of WoI men, u.ging that the St. John s Hill bus be cl verted so as to travel to and I from the Public Library at stated : hours during the week, for the ben / ,t : of elderly readers, and that the licI rary be opened on Saturday after- ! noons and evenings. It was also resolved, subject to the approval of the patent body, to forward a remit to the National Council of Women, urging them to press for the composting of town waste, including sewage and the retuin of the compost to farm lands. Requests for demonstrations to be held a*. Gonville, St. John’s Hill, the Children’s Garden Circle, Waireka Road. Wangaehu and Okoia showed that interest in composting is keen in I the city and district. A letter from | Brisbane, inquiring for back numbers of the club magazine, showed how far I afield the club's activities had been : heard of. | A short series of recent newspaper | articles, setting out Ihe pros anci cons ; of applying compost to farm lands i was read, and furnished material for ; comment and discussion.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 167, 22 July 1946, Page 3
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210COMPOST CLUB Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 167, 22 July 1946, Page 3
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