A NUISANCE.
(To the Editor.) Sir, —If j'ou will allow me a short space to*call attention to a source of annoyance to very many,—and an annoyance which might very easily be remedied—l shall be glad. I refer to trees which are allowed to overhang public footpaths in such a manner that ladies umbrellas have been torn bj them, and even so low that wayfarers’ hats are sometimes knocked off by them. Take for instance the Aratapu road by the Company’s property. Passing down there last week in wet weather, and in the dark, I found it very uncomfortable and provocative of bad language, to be continually running one’s bead into wet drooping branches, which in some cases came dangerously near my eyes. Ido not desire that the trees should be removed for they are very beautiful and afford good shelter, but it would not take long to trim them so that they would not interfere with passers by. The trees would be much improved both in (appearance and growth by a little judicious cutting, and I hope for the sake of public convenience that owners of trees will take the hint now given. —I am, Sir, A Supferur.
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Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 274, 23 November 1894, Page 6
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198A NUISANCE. Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 274, 23 November 1894, Page 6
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