The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, December 19, 1908. DRESSING SHELTERS AT THE BEACH.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 443, 19 December 1908, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, December 19, 1908. DRESSING SHELTERS AT THE BEACH.

At the local seaside there is no shelter from “the vulgar gaze” for bathers to undress and dress. Many more seasiders .would avail themselves of a “dip in. the briney” if a temporary dressing house was provided. Our charming seaside resort, although growing in popularity, is not yet patronised by sufficient numbers to induce some enterprising person to provide bathing machines. Such provision is needed in order that visitors may be enabled to derive the full benefit of the seaside. This does not' apply to those who occupy dwellings on the river foreshore, for they can don their bathing suits and restore themselves to their personal comforts within the houses. The majority of seasiders, however, delight in getting among the breakers. This, in our opinion, is preferable to floundering in the shallows of the river. We have discussed the subject of dressing shelters with Mr W. E. Bullard, and, as a result, he is prepared to make up squares of calico or canvas, with attached rings to be fixed to rods. When erected these calico walls will be about sft odd in height and will enable two bathers to dress in comfort. The whole apparatus can be rolled into a very small space and the weight should not exceed a few pounds.- ■ If anyone can suggest any provement on the foregoing we shall be pleased to the fullest publicity ; for so me 0 f shelter for sea bathe,;. ; s badly needed. / - -j DRIFTING sand. Dr Cock.* v <y£k> s important invesdrifting sand on the coasjy have commenced at Bulls, sJ&Tes the Rangitikei Advocate. *He will examine all the sand dunes along the coast to the Rangitikei River, and will work down to the mouth of the Manawatu. After reaching Foxton he will then pay attention to the sand dupes further north. It is estimated that i about 19,200 acres of land in the Wellington district alone are threatened by the sand danger. Most oT it lies along the- narrow strip’ at country between Paekakank/ .aud Patea. It comprises roughly about 56)650 acres of Cro/wn lands under and of Native lands. The encroachment is fortunately;’ slow, ■nd'in an irregular and spasmiidic of > the valuably