BAD ROADS AND UNEMPLOYED.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 15041, 8 July 1909, Page 4

BAD ROADS AND UNEMPLOYED.

TO THE SUITOR. Sir.-—1 was vory pleased to see that the above question was taken up this morning !>y your correspondent, Mr S. G. Dunford. 1 think that the suggeslions maclo in his letter aro worthy of consideration by the City Council." As most. o! the. suburban residents and cyclists are aware, a large number of the principal thorough faros have been opened up for the purpose of laying the water mains for the city water supply, and, in many instances, some of the roads have not been put into good repair since. Now that til© winter is on us, and having had tho experience of a good deal of wet weather, a, large number of the main streets are in a very bad stale, especially lor the. poor} unfortunate, cyclist.—T am, etc., •GOOD ROADS. } TO TUB EDITOR. Sir, —It gave mo much pleasure to read Sir S. G. Dunford's letter in tho ''Times" of to-day's date, and J can fully endorse his remarks regarding the had state of the roads in and about Christehurch, and the great advantage it would be to tho public at large and the unemployed in particular, if .Mr Dunford's suggestion was adopted. Might I suggest that Mr Dunford address the unemployed in the Cathedral Square, on Sunday evening, when perhaps he might have some further great ideas which might tend to minimise tho distress that is now making it-elf felt among the number of workless men and women, particularly in Chiistchurch.—l am, etc.. .1. V. ENGLISH. TO TDK IvDITOJI. Sir, —I observed in your paper of today's data that Mr S. G. Dunford was, agitating for an improvement in tho i roads and streets of this city. They are, all will admit, a disgrace to civili- ' sation, and it is high time that tho sleepy members of tho City Council woko up to their responsibilities and put the streets and roads in a proper state of repair. The suggestion that j the unemployed about the city could be j utilised to carry out this work meets i with my hearty approval, and I am I sure every citizen of Christehurch. will I be glad when tho City Council pulls itself together and puts this much-needed-work in hand.—l am. etc., UNEMPLOYED. TO THB IDTTOH. Sir, —Kindly allow mo a little space to reply to Mr Dunford's letter which appeared in your issue of July 7, under the heading of "Dad Roads," etc. I suppose Mr Dunford thinks that with one. stroke of his pen he has solved the unemployed problem and the bad roads question. Ho apparently never gave a thought to tho fact that a, great many of the men out of employment are men with good educations, and arc capablo of occupying clerical- positions quite as responsible as Mr Dunford's. If ho were out of a position, I do not think that ho would jump at the offer of work on tho roads. Though I do not for a moment doubt Mr Dunford's good intentions, I think that, had he known more about the men who aro seeking employment, his letter would not have appeared.—l am. etc., M ANSON.