Dear Sir,

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 30, 30 June 1939, Page 4

Dear Sir,

Letters to the Editor must be clearly written on one side of the paper. Where a nom-de_pJume ' is used the name of the writer must be enclosed for reference purposes only. MAIN HIGHWAY VIA HOSPITAL Sir,—The letter of "P. A. Shunt" in your columns surpasses me. He is one, out on his own. The very representative meeting convened by the Mayor unanimously supporetd the Hospital Board in its protest against the Main Highway passing along Stewart Street, in front of the hospL tal. Of course—motor "cycles (most ■ __ of them without s'lencers) would b? nerve-wracking to the sick ones and heavily laden vehicles would make the beds tremble with the ground. Concrete would be more solid than tar-seal and would make more shake, Look at the fuss in Auckland about the traffic passing the hospital. Even milk carts and vegetable waggons have now to take the side streets. It j is only patients during the short period allowed for convalescence that ask to see out. I consider the Mai.i Highway along the Hospital Street would be quite wrong. Yours etc., RATEPAYER. THE MAIN HIGHWAY Sir, —The coming of the Main High way to Whakatane opens up an old sore. Commerce Street docs not for_ get the conflict when it opposed reclamation by the Harbour Board. It said no more shop sites were needed etc. But an ulterior motive was behind all. It lost on points. Now it i-i rr.113 ing again to oppose the highway coming into or near the town because they know Commerce Street would not be on the route. No matter how the town would benefit.. Com mcrce Street must not suffer. At the meeting it was amusing to watch the calm completely satisfied faces of thtf Commerce Street magnates when Mr Hultquist said he thought the highway would go along Goulstone Road. Mr Prideaux, seemingly championing their cause, said "I think highway should not come near the town." Yours etc, t THE ROCK. ( HALF HOLIDAY QUESTION Sir, —Did the business people of Whakatane, Tauranga, and Te Puk>? realise when they adopted the liai! day Saturday scheme how it wouM ::fTect the country people? Before, a lot. of the country peoutv did their shopping en y bo, cause they could take their children with them to get their clothes etc. Also the children could go to the pictures in the aftornoo-s rnd giv<; 3' the'r parents a chance to do the shopping in peace. Now,, however, they have to take the children from school for a Jav, as it is certainly not worth going on Saturday. Of course the half holiday makes it very pleasant for the business people giving them a chance to get awav for a week-end, but could it not be worked to have the shops open all Jav Saturday, and then, not open until 12 or 1 o'clock on Monday. This would still give the business people their one and a half days off and should not effect the town residents mo r .> of them being too busy wash'ng to go shopping on Monday morning. Yours etc., PHYLLIS CHAPMAN -