CORRESPONDENCE.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43388, 22 October 1908, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

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[To the Editor.]

SiK, —ln your bsue of October 17th there is a letter from a visitor stating how differently things are carried on in Te Aroha from the other towns in the Dominion. As lam also a visitor I wonder at the apathy of the people in allowing the state of affairs that exist here. There appears to he no sort of control over anything. Are the ratepayers so dead to their own interests that they do not see what heavy damages they will have to pay if an accident takes place through a runaway horse P Just imagine what little chance there would

be for a man or woman’s life, with your streets c-owded with traps of all descriptions ; in fact, sir, it would be only by a miracle if they c-cuped with their lives. But apparently your Borough Council cares very little about such things. This is a crying shame and a disgrace to the authorities and a vititor cannot help asking the question where are the police to allow such a state of affairs to exist. There must be some cause for them not doing their duty, and the Sooner the ratepayers get to the root of the matter the better for themselves. Such a lawless state of affairs would not be allowed to exist for one day in any other civilised town in New Zealand. I have no words strong enough tojcondemn it, surely there must be some authority to remove this crying shame and disgrace from your town. I also notice a letter from a resident, R, F. W. Lyons-Montgoiuery, giving a most pitiable account of the way your Sanatorium!is conducted. He appears to know the position of affairs, and indeed, sir, they do not rebound to the credit of that Department. If Te Aroha is to keep its place as a popular resort! the ratepayers will have to wake up and put a different lot of men on the Council or hand it over to the Government to be run the same as Rotorua, and I can assure them Mr Donne will soon see the Police do their duty. Apologising for taking up so much of your valuable space; it is purely out of good will for Te Aroha I ask you to insert this.—l am, etc., Visitor.