CORRESPONDENCE

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 48, 8 May 1930, Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE

(To the Editor)

Sir, —On the occasion of the Girl Guides' Fete in Wellington some weeks ago, I and others entered a WartierDob train at v .Lambton to return ihome. Tihtf carriage (second class) was in STxeh. a filthy condition of grime afnd dust that ■we had to get a newspaper to clean suffifciemt space for us to sit on. I w.rate a protest on a suggestion form

and the other passengers signed it. I have to-day received the enclosed reply whie&i I would be glad if you can find space to publish, as I do.not know Hh» names and addresses of all the othefr paisfcengers who signed so cannot s-end them a copy. As they went on to Wa'ite-rToo and Woburn I presume they are residents t-hefe, so will get a copy of the "Hutt News" and see the Railway Department's reply, for which, of course, I am sending a letter of thanks.

—I am etc.,

PANY E. JOYCE. The Railway Department's reply is as follows:—\. ,

"Dear Madam, —I am in receipt of 'your letter of sth instant in Tegard jbo the dusting of scats on the Waterloo | trains and desire to say't-hat every endeavour is made to keep cars clean and free from dust. Instructions were isj sued some time ago that special attention was to be given to this matter aid if at any time in the future yoia have cause for fuTt.hcr complaint in thiai direotion, I should be pleased if ypiK would bring the matter under the notice of t-he Stationmaster or foreman.

at the time so that it may be promptly attended to." ,4

(To the Editor).1

Sir,—l noticed in your issue of Ist' May a letter from "Consistent" in. •which he takes Mr. Chapman to task fox having at one time expressed the opinion t>hat spen'dm^ money on. beautifying is not t?h© function -of the River Board and at a later period of having propounded a scheme for tree planting on Gear -

"Consistent" is unfortunate in Ms illustrsufciOn as the feoarcl is specially empdwered by a "Local i\.ot to plant the island with trees, s&Tubs, ,ot hedges:

"Wiihale writing on the subject' of Gtear Island I hope that your editorial drawing' attention-to the island as being a suitable site for the Centennial Exhibition will receive serious eonsider&r tion from tie sub-eonirnittee appointed to furnish a' report.-—I. am etc., -

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