THORNDON BATHS. TO THE EDITOR.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 100, 24 October 1889, Page 3

THORNDON BATHS. TO THE EDITOR.

Sib— That bounties are bestowed promiscuously on institutions that oould safely and advantageously give place to some more pressing and dcaorving will ever be the censuro of those who desire to see a present aud urgent necessity satisfied before they entertain a thought of the exigence of any future ones. But it will ever be an insurmountable difficulty to some of those who lay claim to the name of publio ¦ benefactors to distinguish butwr en a genuine want and a spurious one. Hence we see too mnoh given to one, to another not enough, and to many nothing at all. Arnon^ the moat genuine and importunate of all is the want of _ suitable baths at the Thorndon end of this city, and yet, sad to relate, there is no appearance of anyone coming forward to support it, nor either making any willing endeavours to brin? it before the notice of the publio. When such a want has to be brought into notice by a youth, it does not apeak much in the favour of thoao who ought by their auperior years have gained sufficient experionce to acquaint them of the usefulness of auch an inßtitution. It 18 now the time when an ablution in the sci would be productive of the greatest bonefit and invigoration to the system, but as mattora at present stand, were suoh a desire given vent to it would offend the delicacy of those who might bo so unfortunate as to witness it. That Wellington, with one of the finest harbours in the world, should be without proper baths, speaks very highly of the forethought with which our worthy citizens aro poEsesaed. Hoping someone will see the urgent necessity there is for the erection of suitable baths where snoh beneficial effects are to be derived, and that no time will be lost in pushing forward so laudable an object with all possible dospatoh, I am, Ao., A. W.D.

The Premier has doferred his departure for Nelson until Monday next. Tho appointment of secretary to the Gear Meat Preserving and Freezing Company has been conferred by the directors upon Mr. W. H. Mill ward, who has been in the employment of the company as accountant for the last four or five years. Mr. Millward is to bo congratulated upon his promotion, which should prove as satisfactory to the general publio as it undoubtedly is to the shareholders. Mr. Goalon, the late seoretary, resigned some little time ago. Mr. Justice Riohmond has made a donation of iJIO to tho fund for establishing a Free Publio Library. The fund now amounts to .61295 ss. With regard to the resolution passed at to-day's meeting of the United District Charitablo Aid Board in connection with the arrears of the Masterton Borough Conncil, the Rev. H. Van Staveren desires us to »ay that he sat at the meeting as Chairman of the United Distriot Board, and not as Chairman of the Benevolent Society. He is therefore only answerable for the second portion of the resolution, namely, that tho two instalments due now shall not be enforced until the 30th January. Tho members of the Wellington Association of Spiritualists are requeued to meet at the rooms this evening at 8 o'clock. Councillor Harris intends to move as follows at next meeting of the City Counoil :- "That the following by-laws, passed and confirmed on the 22nd August, 1878, be now enforced so far as relates to Nos. 1 and 2 Building Districts within the City of Welling ton :— l. In any case in which any footway or either side of any street within the City of Wellington shall be oonstruoted of asphalt, concrete, or oonotete flags, or any other permanent material, one half the cost Bhall be borne by the ooonpier of the land fronting thereon, but nevertheless so that suoh one-half shall not exceed 5s per foot for every foot in length of the frontage thereon of snoh land. 2. In case only one moiety of tbe whole breadth of any such footpath shall be so constructed, the proportion of cost to be borne by Buoh ocoupier shall not exceed 2s 6d per foot instead of ss. 3. For the pnrpose of this by-law, "ocoupier" shall mean any person whose interest shall excoed a term of three years in the land oooupied by him, and shall mean the owner of the land in case the interest ot the actual occupier shall not exceed such term. That the prices charged shall be tho same as those contracted for by the City Counoil for the various kinds of pavements laid, but in no oase to exceed those named in the above-mentioned by-law That in all oases where the footpath ha 9 been paved with concrete or asphalted half -width in the abovenamed districts, tho same be now completed to tho full width in accordance with the above by-law. That in future all pavements applied for, or that may be made by the City Council, outside the abovenamed districts, shall be proceeded with only in accordance with terms named in the above by-law."