LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 577, 22 October 1920, Page 3

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

PROPOSED WAR MEMORIAL. Sir, —I received a demand recently for a sum of money towards i wai memorial, in the form of a gate, tc , j erected the entrance to the property donated to the council b> Mr. William Roulston. If everybody takes it in the same spirit as I dc I am" afraid the erection will not be a very elegant one. When a poll was taken the majority' of the votes were cast in favour of the swimming baths. I think that whoever is responsible for this latest method of collecting money should make known to"the public who authorised the alteration. I think it is high time that this way of demanding money was "counted out." M. CRONIN, ' Pukekohe Hill. (The above letter was dated 18th inst., but did not reach us until Tuesday evening, 19th. Our correspond'•cnt i.s in error in describing the circular letter as a "demand," because it is merely an invitation —a very different tiling. In regard to swimming baths, they are provided for in the loan of-£84,000, and in respect to the particular form of memorial, a public meeting was called several weeks ago, rt which a representative com-j mittee was elected to take the mat- j ter in hand. Those who did not take sufficient interest in the matter to attend the meeting are hardly j eligib'e to criticise at this advanced , stage.- Ed. "F. and P. Times.") Sir, Seeing in your valuable paper that Mr. Roose has again offered his most valuable and beautiful property ■ on the top of what is known as "The Doctor's Hill" to the people of Puke- j kohe at a much reduced figure to what he could sell it for privately . (it is practically a gift), I propose that the soldiers' war memqrial be placed on that site, as it is a very suitable place in every way. A RATEPAYER.