The Junior Dominion

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 80, 28 December 1929, Page 24

The Junior Dominion

Dear Little People,— This is the season of holidays and picnics. I can.s'ee you loaded up with picnic hampers containing sandwiches, bananas, apples, and so forth sallying forth by trains, trams, buses, or boats for delectable spots on the beaches, the riverbanks, and in the woods.

I can see you, moreover, arriving at your chosen destination, the wild scamper here and there getting ready for the picnic lunch. Some are looking for firewood, others for stones to make a fireplace, while others again are getting the water for that resting cup of tea without which father and mother could not possibly last the day. Now here is a picture I hope you won’t show me—the picture of a deserted picnic spot, littered with paper, banana skins, and other flotsam and jetsam of the commissariat. A gate left open, broken ferns, a fire smouldering dangerously near dry. grass and precious native bush. I have seen such pictures, and blushed for'those who left them for me to see. Horrid pictures. I hope I shall never see them again. Off you go and enjoy your picnics, but remember, tidy up before you leave to come home again. With all good wishes. KIWI.