LETTERS TO EDITOR

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1938, Page 7

LETTERS TO EDITOR

WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF TROUT POLLUTION OF MASTERTON STREAM. Sir.—Some years ago the residents of West Masterton rose in a body to protest against the pollution of the stream that flows past the gasworks. To some extent the nuisance was abated, but today (Tuesday) there are hundreds of dead trout of all sizes, from 21b. down to small fry, lying in the water. Stock drink this water, the children play in it. What is our energetic sanitary inspector going to do about it? Ot is there one law for the citizen and another for the local body? It is high time, and past high time, this nuisance was completely stopped, and other means adopted of disposing of the filth from the gasworks, instead of pouring it into the stream and poisoning every living thing.—l am, etc., CITIZEN. Masterton, April 12. Our correspondent brought to this office a bundle of trout taken dead from the stream—mute but convincing witness of a wasteful and most regrettable destruction of good fish.—Ed. BOOKS LYING IDLE THE COMBINED SCHOOLS’ LIBRARY. (The Editor.) Sir,—l understand that in the Masterton district there is a combined schools’ circulating library, and this library is under the control of a committee which has in the past functioned spasmodically. At the present time some hundreds of books lie idle on the shelves, and arc- not available to the pupils. Why? Surely there is a demand for these books and the pupils have the right to obtain them. Whether the committee in charge is defunct or merely quiescent is a question which concerns not only the child, but also the parents. Surely this state of affairs can be altered—l am. etc.. P. H. SHAW. Masterton, April 12.