DEVELOPMENT OF SUMNER

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22231, 23 October 1937, Page 9

DEVELOPMENT OF SUMNER

TO THE EDITOB 0* THE PBESS. Sir,—Much has been said lately about the development of Sumner, and with your permission I should like to add my quota. One. of your f correspondents has complained that Sumner is what it was 30 years back, is it a case of "familiarity breeds contempt"? Space would not allow me to review the many improvements that have been made. We "night mention the splendid condition of the streets, of the stone walls that have beln erected, the abundance of seating accommodation, the .clock tower the supply of pure drinking water, and the electrical lighting Being a visitor, I have blen deligfted during my short stay. There is just one thing in which Sumner is the same now as it was,3o years ago; that is, the salubrious climate I know of no seaside resort that be compared with it I have found the residents very sociable, and can u be wondered at, while they enjoy such heathy surroundings? Then, again what beauty spots there are, for one 6 I P have a warning to give to the residents of fumner about the reclaimed sand stretching from Shag Rock to Cave Rock. There appears to be about 10 acres. When the hot. dry n or ? -westers come along,, they, will raise clouds of sand, which will be offensive and an aggravation to many of the residents. I would suggest that a belt of trees be planted m the form of a crescent, stretching from the pier across to the tramway bridge, and between the trees and the stone wall sow twitch (couch) grass. Twitch is one of the best grasses known for binding sand. In a few years the trees would provide a splendid shade for picnic parties. A row of white and blue lupins might be sown along the whole length of the stone wall.—Yours stc " A VISITOR. October 20, 1937.