Citizens Say—

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 142, 6 September 1927, Page 8

Citizens Say —

(To the Editor.)

PROPER NUMBERING

Sir, — I have travelled in many countries and visited many cities, and I wonder why streets, business houses, shops and private houses in Auckland are not named prominently and numbered. As it is, even the postmen (let alone the stranger and tourist) must find it extremely difficult to locate the persons or the places they are seeking. By attending to the above the authorities could provide needful work for the unemployed of this city. VISITOR-

FROM AUSTRALIAN VISITORS

Sir, — . * On behalf of the Australian Schools’ Soccer Association and the Australian schoolboys’ team which has been in Auckland during the past few days, we desire to express our sincere thanks to all who so hospitably welcomed us and have made our visit so enjoyable. We are especially grateful to all those who took our boys into their homes and to all branches of the Auckland Football Association for the many kindnesses extended to us. All of our team and we ourselves will carry with us from New Zealand many lasting memories of friendships formed here and of the beautiful scenes which we have been fortunate enough to view. FREDERICK E. PAGE G. HOLMES Managers.

DAYLIGHT SAVING

Sir, — In reply to “J.W.C.” on daylight saving. My letter on the subject must have hurt his feelings. If he only looked over it in a proper spirit perhaps he would see where he had erred. My contention on the daylight saving was in giving it such preference over other bills, which were more beneficial to the country. I certainly did not say I was prejudiced toward it, and the bills I mentioned were given as snstance. I consider “J.W.C.” showed prejudice when he compared the Bible in Schools with the above bill There is no comparison between the two. However I hope “J.W.C.” won’t be disappointed. If the bill should not become law, he does not need to w*ait for an Act of Parliament. He has only to put the clock back and he can have a Summer Time Bill for himself and his friends. FAIRPLAY.

THE HARBOUR BRIDGE

Sir. — “C.H.NVs” opinions expressed in your issue of the Ist inst. re harbour bridge and imparted materials if carried to their logical conclusion. would dispense with the necessity of a bridge x- the Population of the JNorth Shore boroughs could not have

WOMAN AS CENSOR

advanced since the land was first taken up for farming in IS4O or thereabouts. The bridge is to-day necessary to serve a population of between 20,000 to 30,000 people directly dependent on and due to the growth of our local secondary industries. ‘ The primary produce which “C.H.N.” is always so anxious to feed to German, American and any other foreign populations would be much more profitably consumed by a decent population in New Zealand. * The enormous surplus of foodstuffs which -we export in proportion to our population only exposes our weakness in man power and industrial resources, and lays us open to the envy of less favoured peoples. “C.H.N.” labours the point that trade is barter, and is obsessed with the idea that all New Zealand should do is to raise millions of tons of produce for export, with as little popuiation as possible, and then pile up millions of tons of imported merchandise on these shores in its place. Finally let me remind "C.H.N.” that the progress of a people cannot be estimated solely by its wealth as expressed in monetary values, but on its ability to supply the necessities of an expanding population, and to provide withxn its own borders men and munitions for its effective defence. DEMOS.

Sir, — b Jnch o e f S ?i U H?- n ° f the Christchurch branch of the Women’s National Counurge the appointment of a oman as associate censor of picture eratLn Y siven consffi! , . Pictures have entered so largely into the recreational life of the people, and especially the young thal fnte?est7 S f CenS °^ hip ls the edSnaf r a f l uner 1 "e a n.r leeal! I e eal! t helpfu! de^ree until Pictures ;-f r eS: : enU ; tlrjn of educative gramme 0n in ever >’ P™both these Points° n i a o n uM standard for picture enterteinmenfs! M.G.M.

“A REACTIONARY BOROUGH”

Sir.— “ Now it can he , New Zealand.” 2SJ Sz - ! ssssr dX? one course Yitope^’to'h^ s ' ol ' has but and to contest the ?ie ,- hlm — to resi "'n, ins all his cards on th’°? £? ain ’ plac ' meanwhile I wish to the b table. In the sympathy to Mr Co ( l- nd h r my deepest know personaly * but of whose?efficiency

I have seen plenty of proofs f* _ borough. It seems to me that » e ' being used as a pawn in a very game. Not once since the happy ' vent of THE SUN has there hes case in Auckland where a tree unfettered newspaper has been boon to citizens as in this case, h--Mount Albert Borough engineer missed to-night in a secret coneall the traditions of British justi# have been shamelessly broken. 1 that THE SUN’S fearless indepenj®;; will not fail in exposing the j : that have been perpetrated in It Albert - A ratepayer j

PROSPEROUS TIMES i Sir.— ~ . ? We are often told that thtf* 1 times of financial stress, yet it ls 'T.' \ fair that the City Council miss hands on this very pl ] they know perfectly well that as the City Council is concern® * is no worry of any financial -f| gency. J As an instance of the ehy tion's financial buoyancy, I tion that only the other day * * 1 councillors were looking over 01 posed alterations in Belgin® *• r they had a fleet of taxis to them there. _ ' The councillors have free the tramcars, and Belgium on the first section, so finances were most buoyant tn never have put the city to J of hiring taxis for this one-sec g No, Sir, actions speak && words, and our council’s actio show that there is no need any of the staff; J® score of any shortage in WySri®* HAROLD The Mayor, Mr. G. Baildon. a letter, remarked: “No /•nufltfLf*: lithe city engineer’s and other conveying the party. . • 53’ tb« -• v was not the only place the fibers of the council spending |B morning visiting sites of -as by the engineer. Councillor- e . j a very considerable amount « w to city affairs, and we n» co ol poor stage if we cannot u- this H to reduce the time spent o work. As for the financial ,*■ council is employing mor^„ s rify partraents than it can *. ■« doing, and we are actu *yi’ vour^Jgh finance s seriously, in en(ie „ oS ititf>* i lieve the unemployment l ■ THE SUN.