BOWEN STREET TRAM

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 64, 12 September 1924, Page 3

BOWEN STREET TRAM

TO THS EDITOR.

Sir, —Tliere was nothing of the "suprema a situ",spirit about the deputation to the Premier recently on this subject. No sentiment of civic pride in respect to making the Parliamentary site worthy of the N Capital City evinced; nothing but a strange desire to environ' Parliamentary Buildings with the traffic-of trams,' motor-cars, motor trucks, motor bikes, and mortuary processions, thus effectually preventing any improvement of the Parliamentary area, which is now very defective. Parliament Buildings have a fine aspect and approach, but the back is mean and restricted. There is no well-planted, sheltered, pleasant garden available for fresh air and repose; such an addition would make the site a credit to the city.- Why try to obstruct it? The route proposed is a very bad solution for the 'district from Anderson"s Park to Karori—46 chains from the north end of Anderson's Park to Lambton quay, through a narrow 'tortuous gully, unfit for a double line. A direct Jme by tunnel from the same point to Lambton quay would be about 18 chains shorter, and other solutions are' possible. 'If this inferior solution is now adopted^by way of Bowen street, it will effectually stop any reasonable one itmany years. Let us try to live up to our motto.—l am, etc

11f , _ : ,■ J- P- MAXWELL. ■ I.lth September.