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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1923, 5 November 1906, Page 2

Ix its beach Gisborne possesses a health resort of groat value, and it is pleasing, now that the bathing season has set in, to note that the beach is being taken full advantage of. Each morning and evening hundreds of bathers, in addition to those who keep up the practice all the year round, may be seen taking “ a dip in the briny,” and the more the merrier —there is plenty ox room for all. But a word of warning is necessary to the eelfish few who by their conduct are likely to curb the liberty of all excepting those who happen to be fortunate enough to be interested in bathing sheds. It is right to encourage bathers to use the beach at any hour of the day ; it is very wrong for a thoughtless few to misuse that liberty in a way that may drive ladios from the beach, and in turn cause others to bo affected by the enforcing of stringent conditions. An illustration or what is meant would have been given to anyone who visited tho Waikanae beach at almost any hour yesterday. Not content with having their frolics in the water, men in very scant attire were disporting about the beach quite regardless of whether or not they were giving offence to ladies who had gone there for a pleasant Sunday morning or afternoon promenade. There were men in trunks only, lolling in the sand, engaged in athletic contests, galloping horses about, riding bicycles and altogether having a very jolly time, without any consideration of delicacy. If this kind of thing continues there can only be one result, and that would be a regrettable thing, seeing no provision is made on the beach for dressing sheds for bathers gonerally. A warning should be given to offenders that the beach, on afternoon particularly, is not a sports ground for semi-naked men, and that the privileges allowed must not be abused as they were yesterday prior to the arrival of a constable.