CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1176, 12 September 1882, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN OVERSIGHT. TO THE EDITOR, Sift,—l believe, the Government has expressed Us approval of the construction, of the railway from Masterton to Woodville, and as it appears that some of tho Crown Lands through which suoh a line is expected to pass, is at present being prepared for sale without any-reservation being made for the railway, would it not be well to urge upon the Minister for Public Works the expediency of making the, necessary reservations before any ' more Crown on the route are alienated. Unless this be done, it would seem that one department of the Government—the Crown Lands-is employed in creating -an obstacle hi the way of the Public Works department by riecess'itattog the repurchase for the railway of the land required. Attention to this matter now, might save a waste of our money, and perhaps a question concerning it, of the Minister of Publio Works by one our Representative's in the House, might effeot the required purpose, . .Observer, , THE PEA I'HERSTON RANGER. To the_Editor. . . ' Sffi,—Wiiryoukindly spare me space in one of your columns to inßert this short letter. Sir, I find that the Featherston Town Board have appoiuted a new ranger arid turned out the old one. Now, sir, I,do not see any ranger going about, and the,cattle are running all over the township, and the ranger is not looking after his work to prevent any accident., flow, sir, I find that there was an accident on the road leading to Waihenga near Mr Pharaayn'g gate with Mrs Singer, and it might happen in Featherston as well as there.; A bullock charged the horse, smashing the buggy, damaging the aess, and now I hope the Feathersfaflß Town Board will look ■ >iti> the ma'iteriWfti keep the streets clear of cattle. JtF I am, &c, /' j/ A Ratepayer;"" JJ'ROM SATURDAY TO MONDAY. To the Editor. Sib,—l have read with pleasure an rtiole in your issue of the 9th inst., iq vhioh you pointed out the necessity of iroviding healthy and rational recreation or the people on Sundays, for which tho hanks of the public generally and ternierance advocates in particular are due; ioth to you and others who are taking the niiiative in this good work. That it will f a powerful auxiliary to the cause of omperance cannot be denied. It is an oknowledged fact all over the world that he'opening of piotnre galleries, museums, eathng rooms, and gurdens where fine iusio is ilisooii'ied raises the mor.l tone f the people by affording a pastime, at nee' elevating and refinedin'place,of 'lut.it low and debasing,' Qnr temper^

.- «omqnjr.Buifdhyt,iiiot.they--do not pro,i:i pi) ??. W'iing »o replace; as' tempejance reformers, they ought; lo do. There "iirßj nmuy excellent peopleTwlib objects;io'bucK" ainiißemßQta on Sunday. '.^.■■./," B A#i H? -j?gp..'ho.'"lony-laugjiiof a child was -considered' a sin and gravely rehuked ) .|) l nt;as.people,'are.beginning to discover ihut they can no longer honestly :>; .entertain.theideauliat there isauy day ; -. : . in the,week-'<too.sacred 1 - to be happy on, ■i; : they are admit that a Sunday so ■ i spent that makes a v man cheerful arid . < intelligent is well spent, Society even now cannot afford lo consider the'nianior the woman an outcast who .loves music and flowers ; whether they!trim theikflower bedson Saturday night or Sunday .morn. , ing. lhey are beginning to think it that it is better forchildren to playgames with plenty of light and.air than bum I then), up in a heated atmosphere, com- : ;\)>alleiko observe a'•'decorum unsuitod to them; and that there is noday'so holy but thai the enjoyment of books; flowers, music, and frah air, and childhood's merry laugh will ninko it holier still. lam, &c, R„ia.'Jt!rn