LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —Your advent will be acceptable, especially if you can help matters general and municipal. Our City Fathers'' arc.doing a good work 'n, the tram business, and wo trust they may continuo and give greater accommodation; for many of . thes.e, wolcome vehicles are sadly overcrowded. Our."Town Belt" needs' a few pounds, spent thereon to beautify it, and immediately, ere summer comes on, so that trees and shrubs may get a start. Our vacant spaces need furthor beautifying. The Thorndon people have a beautiful garden, whilo Newtown Park has its zoo, although the Park sadly needs a few of the_ flowers ofteu thrown away (?) at 'tho north ond of tho city. The beautiful little spot round' the Newtown Library is being filched away to givo place to' ugly'bricks and mortorj though wo _ a'ro quite pleased to see that additional accommodation. is to be given for the •Lifeiry,: and trust it moans' riiqrq' books, bnt if they' go and spend a thousand or so upon a museum and a lecture hall when both these aro not required, thon wo doubt their [discretion. Our Dominion Governjmcirt are to build us 'a Dominion j museum at Mount Cook, and as for the few lectures given during tho , winter months, why cannot they continue to be carried on elsewhere? 'They have been well attended, and •ample accommodation has been found •for them. Why should we bufld a •palaco and hall where only a library,, which means shelves and' books, is needed?—l am, etc., "TAXPA-YJERi," 1 September 26. ■