THE: ORANGE AND BANANA PEEL NUISANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 280, 26 September 1894, Page 8

THE: ORANGE AND BANANA PEEL NUISANCE.

. (To the Editor.) Sin,—As the Traffic ? Inspector was imported into'tbis matter in your correspondence column lasb evening, will you allow him to suggest that anybody and everybody, when they ccc orange and banana peel on the footpath, should kick ib into the gutter and thereby save a fellow mortal the possibility of a fall/ And again, as children are the chief offenders in these cases, parents and teachers should impress upon them the necessity of carefulness. And while upon the footpath, I venture upon yet another suggestion, thab is, that pedestrians should "keep to the right," and thus facilibate traffic for themselves and the Traffic Inspector. (To the Editor.) Sib,—l am nob acquainted with your correspondent, Mr "Victim," but ib may be a consolation to him to learn that others have suffered in like manner. I know a man of the name of Doolan—as decent and hard* working a man as ever stooped on a banana skin, and coming of a good Irish family. A little, while back I wanted Doolan for a job. Doolan is a very bandy man with his shovel. Not being able to find him, I. made several enquiries—at the cost of sixpence. apiece— and eventually learned that my friend 'was indisposed. About a fortnight later I met Doolan limping down the road, and over fcho usual refreshment asked him how things were going. Says he, 11 I'm jusb from the hospital," - and then proceeded to narrate in feeling language bow he had been lifted by a banana skin. I understood my friend to say thab he had turned three back somersaults and two hand springs before the end came with that "sickening thud" we have all heard so much about. There are lots of people who have trouble in the same way. ( The Star boys in Fort-street every afternoon before the issue arrives sbrew the pavement with orange peel, and sib placidly on the door sbeps awaibing resulbs. ' Opposite Donald and Edenborough's, in

Commerce-street, you can see men orangepeeled daily. I suppose as soon as a heavy-weight city councillor gebs lifted or Inspector Hickson has a turn, we shall have some attention given to the by-law. With kind condolences to Mr " Victim." —I am, etc., Sympathy.