CORRESPONDENCE.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 20, 8 October 1898, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

eCorresponctents' opinions are not necessarily ours.

(to the editor.) ' Sin,— Don't you think it is about time we Ttad a. public .swimming bath hire. The -water -supply -scheme seems to be put^aside ifor a time, but that is k no reason .why .the ; Bubject of a public swimming bath -should be •dropped. It is said that ji bath could be .erected for £750, and. l. will take that as a foundation f orjny reasoning. If the Borough were to borrow the money .at 5 rper •.cent, interest, it would take only 150 season tickets at 5b each to pay that. Then .an old man could hegotas oaretakenat say £50 per year. .This ,would be onJy a matter of another •200 tickets, and I am sure there 350 swimmers in the town. Why, there would be 100 irom the school alone. Some say that a bath vwould get dirty, but if the outlet pipe were .at :the bottom, that objection would he over-ruled. Hoping that our JMJayor, -who has proved himself energetic another .matters, >wiil take this matter up, and give us the .henefit this year. - — I am, etc., Citizen.

, (to the editob.) *Sib,' ~"Althongh perfectly to willing to enter ;into a "discussion on Prohibition, and substantiating any , statements I may make, still I reserve the right of selecting my opponents. _Mr George 'Dash is Such ran " Admirable uOrltihton," having bo distinguished himself jib a social Yeforjmer,, scientific lecturer, statistician, amateur detective, .and altogether such jb determined Apostle of the new morality that jj'am*jfelu£ta*ntlyrcompelled to ,abstain*.from entering into a discussion with him. His -as ai detective' alone puts -up; the bar, jmd J should h^,ve to unlearn .ill the prin-

ciples of honour that were -ever instilled into my nature before I felt myself on a level ■with him. My modesty must be my excuse. .Thanking you in anticipation — I am, etc., 3. 6. Milsom.