CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1916, 17 December 1918, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor.)

Sir. —Now that the war is over, 1 hope the Borough Council of Fox!on will settle down to work. We have read in the papers all it boat “town planning.” Well, in Foston there needs to be something done in that line. In the first place we need a park and recreation grounds. Our present “park” —please excuse the name —is only a frost; why, you can go for days on end even in the summertime and not see a soul up there. Too far out of the way, I think. Supposing the Council acquired the bit of land at the back of the Post Office Hotel, which runs back to Johnston and Whittaker Streets, and planted a 'few shrubs, made a few asphalt paths, stuck up a band-stand with a few yards of concrete around it, with entrances from Main, Johnston, Cook and Whyte Streets, what: a boon it would he. Fancy, if Mr Sidey’s Daylight Saving Bill over gets passed, going down to tins park on a summer evening for an hour or two and having a dance to a tune from the band. Now that the Harbour Board has started operations, I live in hopes of seeing Foxton a real live town, and some day the Main Trunk line must come through here. It could be worked so .that it would not cost the Council a penny piece. Wellington before the war held a big carnival for beautifying the city, and collected some thousands of pounds. Perhaps the swimming baths could be got by such another scheme. 1 may be looking a bit ahead, but some day T hope to see the Bench properly developed —a pier, etc., etc., and electric trams running from Shannon to the Beach.' If the river was in good order, seeing that Welling-

lon is so short of land for industrial purposes, what is to stop some of the big (inns from coming up here? Sir,’now the hall has started rolling, I hope some abler pen than mine will lake on (his “mad scheme'’ of mine.—l am. etc.,

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