A FENDALTON PARK.

to nrm iditoh or thb fhm Sir.—l wg:; very much surprised at the meeting held last night to find tbat the proposal to spend £S.jOO on a park eman.it?'l from the Burgesses' Association. The Association wa» firmed by a few ratepayers who considered tueir rat«s were too high, and the need of a Burgesses' Association was stressed aa a protection against any increase in rates, A very fine object im doubt. Nox the first proposal they bring forward increases the rates by id in the £. The whole proposal wad brought tr rward in a most unbusinesslike way. There waj r.o valuation mad<* by » competent valuer to justify the price naked, or the sum likely to be obtained bv the sale of the small reserves. There was a lot of thinking and guessing, but nothing concrete. The advocates for th«* park can be divided into thre« classes. Those outside the rating area. Those who want a park, so that they can get a bowling green cheap, and those who live in the immediate vicinity of the proposed park. One speaker was denounced as a pessimist became he suggested caution before launching out in spending money when the times are hard and look harder. Then the whole country m full of pev*imi«tic sign* such ns "Stop! Look out for the engine!"— Your*, etc. N. O. PARK. November Ist, 19*29.