Perambulator's Opinions.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2853, 6 April 1878, Page 2

Perambulator's Opinions.

In perambulating around the Thames, dulness apparently pervades everything and everywhere, with one exception, and that exception shows that the inhabitants hare yet faith in the future of the town, ship, for in all parts the lessees and owners of property are making improvements, some by putting down asphalt, others laying on the water and gas to their various establishments, and also rc-noraU ing generally by a fresh coat of paint, thus giving them a clean and respectable look; but there are two very glaring exceptions to the abore in the shape of the properties of two*large and wealthy banking establishments, which, to say the least, is not to their credit, as it is positively dangerous to pe> destrians to walk on the pathway opposite their premises, situated in Albert street. Residents will scarcely require informing that the properties referred to_ belong to the Bank of New South Wtfes, and the Australasian Banking Company. "Visitors to the Thames are impressed with the uniform dulness prevailing, and their private opinion is easily strengthened as to the decadence of the. Thames when seeing the mournful exterior of those prominent buildings, and come to the conclusion that they mast be about clearing out, or otherwise they would repair their dangerous pathways, mend their, windows, and giro the painters a show. It may be truly said they are the most dilapidated occupied buildings in the Borough—in fact, they are infinitely worse than the Government Buildings, which hare long wanted painting and the fences attending to. The telegraphic correspondent of the Advertiser, who telegraphed to that paper that the oyster season commenced: last Friday, need not trouble to wire its readers that the 19th inst will be Good Friday. It is always a pleasing duty to refer to acts of liberality, more particularly when such occur in our own immediate neighbourhood. The mortgagees of the Waitekauri Goldmining Company ought to be classed the foremost of liberal men, as at a meeting of that company held this week the Chairman announced to the assembled shareholders that the mortgagees of their property had offered to accept £6000 cash and relinquished the other £11*000 to which they were entitled. The share* holders were so struck with this act of liberality that they bare taken three weeki to think it over.

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