PUBLIC OPINION

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 630, 7 September 1933, Page 6

PUBLIC OPINION

AMAZED

OBSERVER.

• The "Post" at all tlmes welcomes conespondence from Its readers. It . must, however, be clearly understood that we aecept no responsibility for the views expressed by our correspondents.

(To the Editor) Sir, — I was much interested to read in yesterday's "Morning Post" that an American visitor to - Rotorua deprecated the advertising of this town in other countries and I would like to take this opportunity in bringing another side of the question before your readers. In view of the welfare and prosperity of Rotorua I would like to ask why it is that people who come to settle in this town have every annoyance, ineonvenience and difficulty put in their way? But not only this, they have the most malicious and unfounded gossip about themselves to put up with — formulated by other residents of the town who have obviously not enough to interest themselves with, and thus "take it out" in malicious gossip on the unfortunate newcomer. Even among the local tradesmen one finds that sometimes they are more anxious to tell tales j 1 against their rivals than to sell their goods. I have been in Rotorua now for over twelve months, and no less than three cases of the most damaging and unfounded gossip directed against j newly-come residents to this town have come before my notice. I am loath to admit that in all my exper- ; iences of English, Colonial and Conti- I nental towns where I have lived, I j have never experienced such an un- j friendly and discouraging state of ; affairs. Now, sir, is this the right way to en- . courage the prosperity of Rotorua, , and should not the residents of the i town "do their bit" themselves, and | not be content to leave it entirely to j the Tourist Department to bring trade to their home town? — I am, etc.

Rotorua, Sept. 6.