A GOOD SUGGESTION.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1916, Page 6

A GOOD SUGGESTION.

, To the Editor. Sir, —Regarding, Mr. J. R. Hill's suggestion, it is doubtless a good one. Should those .vime ladies be motored over Mt. Messenger next wintei they would see open communication with Mokau to Whiteclill's, and the need for the abolition or reduction of toll charges, whereas if they extended their visit to Hillsborough the outlook there would induce them to bring pressure tc bear upon the authorities to stop land aggregation in Taranaki and induce them to secure for the boys now fighting for us those rich Hats close to our town, and particularly along the coast. —I am. etc., PATRIOTISM. BELIEF FOR THE BELGIANS.' To the Editor. Sir, —I have before me another circular letter just to hand from the Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, pointing out the need for further contributions towards the purchase of food for the urgent relief of distressed Belgians, and showing how unreliable the cabled statements made a while ago "that foodstuffs could not be gauarantecd to reach the Belgian population" as given in an appeal by the British National Committee, signed, among others, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Browne, and the heads of other religions denominations, in the United Kingdom, as well as by the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Rosebery, Lord Bryce, Mr. Arthur Henderson, and Mr. .John Redmond. It is inconceivable that if there were any fresh danger of supplies 'being misappropriated such men as these would have signed their names to the appeal. As to the urgency of these further contributions, I may quote the evidence of Mr. F. ,G. Walcott, representing the American Neutral Commission for relief in Belgium. Among other things, he states: "There would be wholesale starvation within two or three weeks if the importation of the food into Belgium were stopped, and almost any amount of money that can be donated can be immediately used to the best possible advantage." It is impossible to doubt the evidence so clearly plaeed before us, and another appeal is again made to the people of New Plymouth and surrounding districts to further assist in this great humanitarian cause. — I am, etc., W. J. CHANEY, Hon. Sec. and Treasurei, Poor in Belgium, Servia, and Montenegro Fund, New Plymouth. CARRINGTON ROAD. . Sir,—Kindly allow me to express my appreciation of the good work being done on the old Carrington road at Ratanui. If "Settler" had been jolted over the roots of those old trees for the last twelve years as I have, the "vandalism" he grieves about .would not hurt him very much. I have been paying rates on this road all these years, and this is the first work that the county has done. It has been a disgrace to'the body having control. The end next the metal has been planted with trees indiscriminately, and the far end has been covered with furze and blackberry pretty well to the middle of the road, and I am truly thankful for the shaking up that has taken place among the dry bones.—l am, etc., ' 'E. WELLS. Carrington Road, September 9.