CORRESPONDENCE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 December 1911, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

TOnr correspondents' opinions &ro their own: the reepon«ibilitv of editorial ones makes sufficient ballast for tbe editor's shoulders.") SHANNON PTiXTREATION RESERVE. To the Editor. Sir, —Your local representative does not evidently know all in connection with tlie Recreation Reserve. The public have not got the full use of the ground—and won't have until next June Ims expired, when it will ho too late for cricket, and football season nearly over. I am given to understand that it may he had for a. day's sports or a cricket match! on n week's Notice being: (riven to tbe trustees. How rruanv games of bowls would tho trustees bave durino; the season if they bad to etive a week's notice? At oresent- if anyone wants to train on the rrround for tlie coming Druids snorts thev have to obtai" permission from Mr Carter. "Does this look as if tbe public are to liave " full use and benefit of tbe ground at all times " T think that it is quite time that tbo Shannon public woke nn to tbe fact that thev are living in _ the 20th century. What we want is a Town Board to control these matters. While Tam writing T should like to mention another mn+ter which .should be seen to. has .always been a crossing onnosi+e ftallanec street. On Sundays tlie railway officials lock tbe rrato.s at this particular spot, which necessitates those who have to cre=s +he line making a long detour. This happened come months n'to and our councillors oromjsed' to see to the matter -with' the .result that they still remnin closer! on Snndavs. Another thin? T sboukl like to know is bow Imio- the fn\o,ss would b.nve rcrsim'nM fVr> 1 1 n<?+ if Sir Wnivl Tin/! nnt r.{' f ?r>inlk; r orionprl ffm Thu-e pre >ln"nns of +bosr» T sbo-nld f<-» n.cV Invf-. w'll vn.wn-n tb"m until rnotbrr +irnn,__YnMvt. T;OOT?"FT>_OV