POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23977, 18 June 1943, Page 6

POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

Replying to complaints by “Office Worker’’ about school children and “non-workers” travelling on trams in rush hours, the General Manager of the Christchurch Tramways (Mr H, E. Jarman) says that if non-workers persist in riding home between 5 and 6 p.m. to the disadvantage of bona fide workers, the board would probably have to take other action than appeal l by window posters. On “Morals of Woman” “Amazed," commenting on the appeal by church leaders, writes; “I would suggest that before these gentlemen, who profess to follow the Christ who said of His enemies «s He hung upon the cross. ‘Father forgive them.’ make any further appeal of this kind, they remove the beam from their own eyes by asking themselves are they loyal ! to the Christ to whom they promised • allegiance." “Live and Let Live" (Hokitika), on the same subject, writes; “This interference in the domestic relations of husband and wife is becoming intoler- r able. If the clergy cannot refrain il from such diatribes, surely the place'! for them is in their respective pulpits j < to a congregation who are prepared i i to accept their right of criticism.” hj "Half Pensioner” (Rangiora), reply- n mg to Norton Wright, says: “If help- ('

ping to remove anomalies even from the world’s best pension scheme means being a grizzler, I thank him (Norton Wright) for calling me one; and I sincerely say to him that if he lacks the interest to help his fellow returned men, let him get off their backs and not be a hindrance.” On the Seacliff fire inquiry, E. H. C. Ridder writes: ‘‘Seacliff condjtjpns were known years ago. yet helpless victims were left without efficient; guardianship while barricaded against 1 making their own escape.” The City Engineer (Mr E. Somers) had no comment to make on a letter regarding a footpath on the corner of Carlton Mill road and Rossall street. ‘‘Rossall Street Ratepayer” had asked: Did Mr Somers take into consideration that 16 feet or more has been waiting for the last year or. more to be taken over?” The correspondent protests against trees blocking the view of the traffic on this comer and asks when this piece of Rossall street is to be widened and when Hewitt’s road, adjoining Rangi-ruru College, is to be taken over and widened. “Loyalty,” a returned soldier frcyn the present war. complains of “the great, unwarranted, and scandalous profits made by the mushroom builders who have sprung up in oijr midst since the war started. One item which needs looking into is the enormous cost of the small military huts, the price of which is, to say the least, out of all reason.”

On the Ngai-Tahu claim,. _ p . a^® s . writes: “How did the Ngai-Tahu P sess the land? Did not the Ngai-T . eat up the ‘title deeds’ of the Ns . mamoe? If the British had treaty the Ngai-Tahu as they treated the iNg timamoe, where then would oe >*H Ngai-Tghu claim? Again, if ish had not occupied these islayas Japanese lyoujd have done so, * where would be the compensation, are at death grips with the enem \y. fighting for our very existence. , the Maori accept deferred P a y m maturing after the war. There is w« dom in Mr Tirikatene.” W. J. Parsons writes; “The result ,ot the suggestion to the WairaairiCouO Council that the use of electric rao* ators be confined to sick rooms on to save electric power would be deprive many small offices and snw of a little necessary heat in wukwWould it not be better to turn out mo« of the street lights, say after ® ' njght, or to restrict the coloured hgn which flash about the city in advert! ments?” “Cashmere Hills” supports th e ,J u ®‘ gestion of “Information” to bold public meeting to discuss “the P ros jL cons of amalgamation with the c *y: II is really funny to hear some people talk about the extra they wow have to pav if amalgamation becam effective. Let us lake a broad ana unselfish view of this matter and w for a Greater Christchurch.” he wfltes. ‘■T am willing to stand the. remaining half cost of a public meeting.