WAIMAUKU HALL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 7 February 1912, Page 3

WAIMAUKU HALL.

TO THE EDITOIt. Sir, —Being observant, I cannot help noticing all these letters that are passing through your papers in regard to the now historic Waimauku Hall and its wonderful piano. Living near by I cannot help hearing and seeing things, and my opinion is that matters are coming to a disgraceful state when people living in a small district cannot talk matters over quietly and come to some amiable understanding instead of all this backbiting, veiled hints, and misleading statements. At a public meeting it was stated that the money which had been collected for the piano fund had all been returned. If so, how is it that several people have' not yet received theirs. Are promises like pie-crusts, made to be broken. Pity someone else did not buy the piano, and then the discount thus received could have made a magnificent donation. Eegarding this wonderful Xmas tree! Xmas ijs supposed to be a time of greeting, prosperity, and happiness to all, and should not a Xmas tree be the same. It is surprising that children whose parents happen to be trustees, should, when they go, be spoken of as receiving presents, etc,, and then casting the slur on these parents regarding the charge of the Hall. Even if it is so, more honour to those people who are not to be bought by a bribe, but as it happens, the trustees are not the ones who make the charge or collect it, but the co.mniittse. What a shame some of the sqnimittee. did not have children there ! Perhaps they might have accepted it and no charge would then have been made. I think it is shameful and disgraceful for any person to have their name passing through the papers so often, arid being bandied about by one arid all, Can such a person be respected or trusted as a friend ? Certainly not. My advice is to let this matter drop from-the public gaze and be settled quietly between the Committee aij.d their enemy. Thanking yqu fqij the, s.r>ac;e. y,qu haye given nje,', L ""' "*' '"" ■' tain, ety,,, A. DONATOR. [We agree with " A Donator " and think this matter has had sufficient publicity. —Ed. K.A.I