AS OTHERS SEE US.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1921, Page 5

AS OTHERS SEE US.

NEW PLYMOUTH'S UNDERTAKINGS. HYDRO SCHEME AND HARBOR. Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.P., returned to Wanganui a day or two ago from a visit, to New Plymouth. While here ho ws? shown over the borough hydro-electric works, the harbor, and other korkh of interest, and he expressed to a Wanganui Herald representative his appreciation of the kindness and courtesy 1 extended to him by the authorities at New Plymouth. ‘Their problems are ten times as great as those we are faced with here.,” said Mr. Veitch, “but the one thing which impressed me was the whole-hearted manner in which the people there set to work to tackle them.” He said that, the hydro-electric works were a big undertaking, but they were getting on well with ('that. In their harbor works they had made a success of getting f.he big ships in, but were cramped for want of room. They were now embarked upon a bigger scheme, which they are confident of bringing to a successful conclusion. The erosion on the sea-front, which it was thought was due to harbor works, was a bigger problem than any in "Wanganui, and was far greater than any problem the local board had to face on the South Spit. Another matter which impressed Mr. Veitch was the style and tone of the 1 newspaper correspondence, which was a complete change and rest compared with tlie correspondence, in the Wanganui papers. Up at New Plymouth they discussed problems, not personalities. He deplored the tone and spirit of the local correspondents and of the discussions of local bodies in this town. He recognised these were mighty matters to decide, but the tone of the debates could be lifted to a higher plane. Exhibitions such as that which had recently been given were injuring the town’s dignity end credit among outsiders and for the sake of the welfare of the town he honed that a higher standard would be obtained.