NATURE—AND MAN.

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19946, 24 July 1936, Page 4

NATURE—AND MAN.

+_ PLANNING FOR TREE YEARS. A MINISTERIAL LEAD. (By “ Leo Fanning”) True to popular anticipation—based on several statements—the Minister of Internal Afi‘airs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, is keenly interested in the promotion of a successful Arbor Day (which should be known as Tree Day). All his life he has found heartfelt joy in nature. The Minister desires something bigiger than a formal celebration of Arlbor Day. He is whole-heartedly in ‘favour of the objectives of the new English league known as “Men of ithe Trees"—the creation of a “universal tree sense” and the “encouragement of all to plant, protect and love trees everywhere.” Happily, in this tree-loving attitude, the Minister sees eye to eye with his collegue', the Hon. F. Langstone, Minister of Lands and Forests, who has taken a. truly national view of forest conservation and propagation. As they both have the goodwill of the Prime Minister in this field, some notable progress can be expected. Indeed, Mr Savage has invited tree-lovers to make the pace for his Ministers. People of the Trees. That name, “Men of the Trees,” has a wide appeal to many men in Great Britain—but what about women? In New Zealand the Forest and Bird Protection Society welcomes the membership of women as well as men, girls as well as boys. The ideal is “People of the Trees,” one big; national family for national welfare, which cannot be maintained Without strict adherence to basic principles of forestry. The society's portals are as wide as the horizon. It has only one policy—New Zealand—for this generation and posterity. Too often have the rights of pos—terity been flouted. There has been an occasional tendency to make a joke of the word “posterity”—but it simply means our children, and our children’s children, on and on—the nation to come. Have they not an intimate right to be well considered in the nnaking and working of policies. “Money"—and Realities ‘ The other day my gaze was arrest‘ed by these headlines over a newspaper article: “Money is needed to ‘fight farm pests. Scientific research } slowed down by the depression.” Those ‘ words reminded me of a passage in an iarticle, ”Scenic Reserves and Na;iional Parks," by Mr E. Phillips—iTurner (formerly Director 01' the istate Forest Servire) in the “Journal ‘of the New Zealand institute of Horti—culture." lle referred to one of the ‘i'alsc economies of the Great War iperiod. “After the outbreak of the ‘ UH‘HL \\':ir iih‘l'i‘ were no funds avidl—iable for scenery preservation.” he in'rote. Ponder on that statement. As ‘the preservation of woodland sceneryl iin some cases mount the safeguard—ing‘ of farmlands on the lower le\'ols,i ithc restriction of the protective policy eras against national welfare. This ‘commont could apply also to the i position of scientific research, of which the importance is surely emphasised ‘lw n severe depression. Happily, liil‘l‘fl is a new \‘iL'\\' in this iii-1d; the i“;i‘U->‘lo\\'” sluu'n lins passed. New Zenlzindors, who have any intelligent [interest in their country. may fervently hope and pray that the coun—try's progress should never again inchecked by muddled notions of “money" as distinct from real wealth ——lho urinal necessities of lil'c. 'llw kin-r. il< vni-ourrh. rt-izrn: :llwlll‘. l-.n~ln'me<l in ~l.llv and muesli; 'l‘iw I'l'u\\n. [he .‘l"’|ill"‘ and the Iln'one 'l’lio suiilmh Id' ids ~mu'lllr. illm lung. .ilis. HI.I\ lilki' .1 Phi”, i i linl lll‘lllll x-nw m- min .i~_~ul‘v ' inn «mm-q rumx-vv ul~_u um. I {“1191} lahin; “uncis' ureai Peppermint cure,