Correspondence.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 414, 30 August 1876, Page 3

Correspondence.

The Editor is desirous of afford ing every reasonable facility for the discufßion of public subjects ; but it must be understood that he is in no way responsible for the opinions expressed by co-respondents.

A NUISANCE. TO THE EDITOB. Sib, — Will you kindly allow me to draw the attention of the public to a end remissneßS of duty on the part of Captain Norn's, as Cbuir< man of the Tauranga North Township High* way Board, cr to the Inspector of Nuisances, if any such individual exiss here, or to Cons' table Whelan, if be is not better engaged, to the bad stale of affairs at the rear of one of ycur leading hotels, Bituated close to a large monetary institution. Your town is situated in a veiy healthy position; you are blessed with a cleansing eea breeze, but summer is coming on, and if better care is not taken some awful epidemic is almost sure to visit you. f J he nuisance that I now refer to would be a disgrace in the most barbarous state of society, In fact no attention whatever is paid to the sanitary arrangements, nor is any provision made for the stern necessities of a Tbavem/EB.

_*» THE CEMETBY. TO THE EDITOE. Sir, — I would draw your attention and that of whoever may be in charge of the burial ground, to tbe very delapidated state of the fencing round the ground, and to the disgracefully neglected condition of the graves. I have travelled all over the known world, and viui'ed cemetries in many more remotely situated places than Tauranga, but I am glad to say it has never been my lot to witness such an exhibition of wanton neglect as is afforded by a stroll round your burial ground, lhe gale is broken, and horses and cows have been in trampling over Ihe unfenced graves, and doing considerable damage. To my mind this is simple desecration of what in refined centres is regarded in the light of sacred ground. I hope, air, you will not consider the lauguogo I have made use of too severe. I hesitated tefore penning these lines, not feeing certain whether the commentß, or per); apa I etiould soy censure, of an outsider would be acceptable to your readers, and to the residents of this magnificent district and picturesque town ; but hearing that you are yourself one who does not mince matters, and judging from the evidently independent out' spoken stylo in which Ihe BArop PiemttTimes is edited, I have ventured to make these few remarks about " God's acre," whioh I hope sincerely will be accepted in the same spirit in which they are offered by a TOTTBIST.