The Hutt News THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930. MINOR MUNICIPAL MATTERS

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 23, 30 October 1930, Page 7

The Hutt News THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930. MINOR MUNICIPAL MATTERS

For some considerable time past quite a .number of correspondents written to the Editor of this journal with reference to matters to which in their opinion the atten tion of the Municipal authorities should be directed. Many of the complaints are in themselves relatively small matters, and' in some cases, the alleged grievances 1 are somewhat exaggerated. In each case our representative has .made careful investigation and enquiry, and in certain cases matters have been brought before the proper authority, and a remedy and satisfactory settlement of the trouble has been forthcoming, and the complainants compJeelXi satisr fied. The foregoing- all goes to .show the necessity of a local news jpaper, printed and published within the district, whose sole aim and object is to serve the best intereats of our borough and the district generally. Since the inception of this journal the sole object of its conductors has been the betterment of local affairs, and every movement which has had that for its object has received whole-hearted support. And that the efforts of this journal in *hat direction have been fully appreciated is amply evidenced by the liberal support which has been accorded by advertisers for •of course without such liberal support it is obviously impossible to publish even a weekly newspaper on the lines in which the "Hutt News" is published. It has also been a matter of gratification that me large circulation necessary to bring it under the eyes of not less than ten thousand reader® has been fully maintained, and the frequent' letters and personal references orally with respect to the full and accurate reports of local body meetings, sports, amuselnenits, and other matters of local interest amply prove the apprecia- /■ tion of our readers. On all hands \we hear that the current issue is ■eagerly lookqd forward to, and folk all want to learn "what our own paper has to say about it." As has been above said, much of the correspondence received, while of material importance to the writers, is hardly of general interest , and frequently the subject can be adjusted by a little personal effort which has been gladly given. But a subject, possibly ill savoured, has recently engaged the attention of a more than usually large number of the correspondents writing in to this office. This concerns the visits of that most necessary official of the Coun cil Who is usually alluded to as "the rubbish man." On this point several writers complain that while they personally have been compelled by the instructions issued to them, by a preemptory though courteous, inspector to provide a rubbish reeeptable of approved design with cover, they find that on all sides of them are to be seen on the day appointed for the weekly visit of the aforesaid "rubbish man" receptacles of every shape and size and izi various stages of delapidation. uncovered and subject to the attentions of such (unregistered) dogs as may feel a bit peckish. Battered old baths, benzine tins. old buckets, and in fact any receptacle capable of holding garbage and household refuse that are visible on every side. That this complaint is justified we can tes tify from personal observation and it is both insanitary and mosl Tjnsightly. It may be (and prob ably will be) said that any house holder having a complaint shoulc go therewith to the responsibly officers of ;the Council, but few people care to do this while th( ancient and long precedentec course lies open to them of "writ ing to the * Times' "-^a remedj which has for generations beei the solace of thousands of aggrie^

cd Britons. Assuredly, the authorities will and do take notice and endeavour to remedy complaints when they are brought unjder their notice, but several correspondents aver that the inspector has. the same number of eyes as the complainant, and enquire why should it be necessary for a complaint to be lodged as to a mat te-y which is as ''open as Bells Life."