A Ratepayer OF City West.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 636, 25 January 1872, Page 2

A Ratepayer OF City West.

STEEET NUISANCES.

To the Editor of the Evening Stae. Sir,—lt is quite possible that a limited amount of expectoration may be requisite in certain cages,—such as those of phthisis for instance; but why a lot of loafers standmg about the bar doors of pothouses and at the corners of the streets should indulge in the luxury, and eject their foul saliva on people passing by is past my comprehension. i, 7° ely seen sever*l cases where tne dresses of ladies have been subjected to the receipt of the foul deposit. In Yankee land, the practice has been reduced to a science ; but in this country people have not troubled themselves with practising on scientific principles, so as to make certain of hitting the spot they aim at. Consequently, the danger to those who are not continually on the watch to escape showers of this kind, is immense lnere is no earthly excuse for the habit. -b-ven heavy smokers are better without; and it is certainly to be hoped that the next code of bye-laws will find it in the I same catagory as throwing orange-peel and

other noxious matters on the pavement. This morning I saw a Maori perform the action in a more decent manner than I have seen in this town among most pakehas, for he went to the edg» of the pavement before committing the offensive act. Yours, &c, Anti-Hawkee.

To the Editor of the Evening Stae. Sir,—Your contemporary, the Cross, treats us to statistics respecting the average consumption of water in town, and informs us that, irrespective of what is wanted for sewerage and. cleansing, we are expected to consume thirty gallons per day for every man, woman, and child in the city. This is indeed an alarming indication of the progress of theories of the United Kingdom Alliance. No wonder that we hear of infant mortality, if every unit of humanity is accustomed to be soaked in 10,950 gallons of fresh_ water annually. Can you inform me if this average is correct. Yours, &c, Wateepeoof.

[We sympathise with the horror of our correspondent. However, he will not be compelled to swallow the whole 120 quarts of water. Lot him stick to bottled beer. —Ed.