ABUSE OF HOSES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 39, 11 January 1944, Page 4

ABUSE OF HOSES

forbids the use of hoses during cer-t-sun hours and then only to be held by hand. Result: Hundreds keep strictly to this rule' —others scheme how t.hejN can get a continuous, supply by filling a tank having this connected and run the. water 21 hours a day. Others quite l'reely use theirs day and night, sometimes with hose placed in pipes in tlic ground and often quite openly. You can take a walk round all hours and .see the hose spraying out at its. lull capacity. This disgraceful state, of affairs shoukl at once be stopped. We only want a fair and honest deal for all—irrespective of. what position they hold and will the Mayor kindlv inform us—if .since the re-

strictions, has the council taken any steps to have the culprits made a public example—if not when do they intend doing so? The present state of affairs is becoming the talk of the town and ratepayers arc very anxious to see, if the worst offenders are let oil' and a few nonentities grabbed. Why are the councillors, in the position they are. if .they are unable or unwilling to deal with these important matters, which may mean the destruction of homes if water runs out. Yours etc.., . DISGUST KD. . WHALE ISLAND Sir, —I liavc read with. interest a letter published in your last issue signed by "Sinbad" and would like to remind him that a lire like that may not have been started by any person either by neglect or wilful* ness. My firm opinion is l that it was started by the reflection of the. sun on a glass or battle. I know a person who took a bottle of beer to the top of the hill and left the empty bottle up there, two or three weeks ago. Now Sir, I! was one. of a fishing party yesterday (Sunday) and wo cruised around the island two or three times and all I hat I could sec destroyed was. the bracken and fern at the western side l of the main hill The t.woi smaller hills have not yet been touched. I would like to say too that although the fire was not out a representative of one of the part owners was also fishing at the island whilst I was there and he made no attempt to put it out although it could have easily been done by cutting down the two or three trees that were still smouldering.

In closing I would like to mention that providing the fire no; further no harm will have been done, (except maybe to the mutton birds for next season) for after we get a fall of rain a more lush growth will come lip for the hundreds of remaining goats. Yours etc., SYMPATHISING FISHERMAN.

Sir—Ratepayers would be pleaseA to get a reply to the following andl J to i:now the position regarding the hose restrictions. The council makes a law that ift