THE CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1999, 5 March 1914, Page 4

THE CARNIVAL.

The success whicli has attended the opvmrig djay of this.year's carnival ovtftnDfc fail. t;p be gratifying to i\e& ■enthusiastic baad id wwfeers who have devoted so mrich time, thought and energy to making tho gathering a, decidedly novel, varied, and attractive £>no. flic *ft-rttival idea is evidently securing a perpianent hold on public sentiment, and it promises - to. increase in paptilarity as the ye&rs go on. Intorcsting associations may he to gather round it- in the course, 'qI time., and it is almost cer* tain to- acquire n.fl assfired positkin as one of our principal holiday' fixtures. It was a happy inspiration that hrotigh-t this annual fete into existence, its character • and its aim ■being equally commendable. The bcautifieation of Wellington is an object that cannot fait to receive' th? enthusiastic support of every citizen worthy of the name, and the earmral affords an opportunity to people of every, class and occupation of enjoying ft bright and wholesome holiday progrtm'nitti aiid at tho. same time assisting to provide the funds requires! for adding to the attractiveness of the city in. which they live. . It is a healthy thing from, this point of view of good citizenship that the individual members of tiio. community slwiild fee made to realise that they; have .1 responsibility ih this matter.' and the carflifalis a han-pv way of driving the' point home, The voluntary co-operation of the people for tho' general good in such undertakings tends to create an active,civic, spirit by. combining duty with picaMirc. and causing a fondly rivalry for the betterment of tho city. Wellington has many natural beauties, thai'ig.h its .citizens have barn rather slow in waking un t.6 this fact: but Hifcy are now realising more' fully than ever before tisal it might be nnde at foist as. beautiful, as any : other city in Now Our open ■ spaces and recreation wounds re-

quire to be increased and improved. and the growth of slum areas must be checked in every possible way, Ou.-r streets should be well laid "out and . kept neat and clean, suitable trees should be planted in adyuntageoiiß places, disfigurements-should' be removed wherever possible, and citizens should learn to feel a sense of personal responsibility as regards the improvement of the city. There are many ways in which voluntary activity can, supplement the work undertaken by the municipal .authorities fertile improvement of the town, and it is to bo hoped that the proceeds of the present'carnival will he sufficient- to enable another step to be taken towards the realisation »of ths ideal of making Wellington the nwi attractive, as well as the most progressive, city in $cw Zealand