MOANA SCENERY AND SETTLEMENT

Grey River Argus, 5 November 1949, Page 2

MOANA SCENERY AND SETTLEMENT

(To The Editor) Sir: May I mention a point I overlooked in the published account of the Pro gress League’s visit, to report on the dispute as to cutting timebr near the township of Moana? It should have rc:d “on village .'•? etions.” Another point was the mention of the bare hills to the east. The first place that was bare (or bare until houses were built thereon) in No. 2 village was surveyed as a village and was privately owned less than ten years ago. The second bare patch is a dairy farm whose owner has never ever missed supplying babies and their parents with milk for over forty years. Would it be right io suggest that this farmer sell his cows and plant pinus insignus or some other fast growing trees to cover up the “bareness.” I am etc., T. J. Rowse, Moana. SHOW OF HANDS JUDGED UNNECESSARY! (TO THE EDITOR) Sir. —On reading the report in this morning’s “Argus”, of the public meeting held by the Communist Party in Cobden last evening, I was astounded at the lengths to which a reporter’s imagination can go. The impression one gets is that the chairman of the meeting (the writer), attempted to put to the meeting an amendment in support of the Communist candidate, which was in direct conflict to a motion which had been moved. The facts ar e that only the motion of thanks and no-confidence was put to the meeting, this beinglost convincingly, on the voices. In view of this, a call for a show of hands was quite unnecessary. I have no doubt that, had the vote of thanks been put separately, it also would have been carried as convincingly. 1 wish to make it clear that, at no time, did I exp Tess any intention of putting the amendment. Apart from the rules of debate, common sense decrees that there is no point in putting an amendment which is a direct negative of a motion. I am, etc., FRED G. THOMSON, November 4. VOiCE OF KUMARA (TO THE EDITOR) Sir. —Can the Nationalists give an excuse as to why they didn’t develop the Buller Gorge railway link when wages and material w£re cheap, and men were begging for work? The Labour Party carried the job through during adverse conditions. The Nationalists revel in talking of people lining up for scarce commodities, but the issue of men and women filing up formerly for goods and money from the Mayors’ Relief Funds under Nationalist rule is side-stepped. When they come to declaring black the workers (the real producers) I’m confident there is Hitlerism in our midst; but all I can say for Mr Holland is that he will- be playing that favourite tune to his candidates after November 30: “Dry Those Tears From Your Eyes!” I am, etc., WON’T BE GULLED, Kumara. A CORRECTION (To The Editor) Sir, —In your issue of even date you proclaim that, “Mr O’Regan wants Country Quota Back.” The same statement was made in your editorial of the previous day. I point out that I made no reference in my speech on Wednesday evening to the Country Quota, the restoration of which I did not advocate. I am, etc., P. J. O’REGAN.