A WELL-FOUNDED COMPLAINT.

Evening Star, Issue 3648, 31 October 1874, Page 2

A WELL-FOUNDED COMPLAINT.

To the Editor. Sir, —Having recently arrived in Dunedin from another part ot the Colony, 1 must say 1 have been struck by its situation, businesslike aj pearance. its public buildings, and its miles of asphalte pavement. Despite the wretched weather prevailing for weeks past, I have been able to walk to the centre of the City,-although living at a considerable distance away, without getting my feet wet and muddy—a feat I was never able to accomplish in any other town in New Zealand. There is, however, one thing I wish to point cut which I consider a standing disgrace to Dunedin, and that is the state of the baths ■ r f’ c °.kker morning I went to them " ith a mend, intending to enjoy a good swim, and pictured to myself the delight of taking a - B P rm 6‘koard ; but I was woful y disappointed. It was low tide when we arrived, and, on going in, jadge of my disappointment and disgust to find the deepest water was about 3ft, with a beautita. bottom of mud of about the same depth. Yes 1 slimy, slushy mud to walk on—a pleasam, roft footing, no doubt, for those who like it, but alwavs connected in my miud with broken bottles and a species of crustaceie we used to call at school blood-suckers or toe biters. I left disgusted, and am waiting lor my next bath tiU the City Council or whoseverja duty it is, get the dredging, machine iu there and clean them out, and ’bus earn the thanks of the Dunedin bathers and m particular of n Pura. Dunedin, October 31.