GOVERNMENT LAWN.
[To the Editor o_ the Daily Telegraph.] Sir, —I wish to call attention to what appears to be an interference with the rights of the public. Ever since the Government Buildings' lawn has been enclosed and planted it has been recognised as public property, so far as regards right of the people to wander about it the and enjoy tbe shade of the trees. It baa also been regarded as in some sort a playground for children in cbarge of nurses. The right to enjoy themselves in the ground has never been denied to these infants. On Saturday, however, my
ObJldren werp ordered out of tbe lawn by the gardener, and on my remonstratiug with the Curator, Mr J. T. fylee, I was informed that children were not to be allowed in the grounds again, as they damaged the trees. Now, Sir, for the first time young trees on the lawn have been protected by fences, and the old trees, in spite of the damage they may have suffered in the past, have grown to a height which is their best protection. I believe that children, and adults for that matter, have the right to use the lawn, and in that belief I shall exercise my privilege.—l am, &c, A. Manoy. February 7,1881.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3001, 7 February 1881, Page 2
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