CITY RESERVES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 29 November 1938, Page 6

CITY RESERVES

ITo The Editor! Sir,-Kindly allow me spate to express opinion of the state of some of the Reserves in general, belonging to the Nelson City Council. I shall be as brief as possible. The present state of the new cemetery on Wakapuaka road is disgraceful. Go where you will all around the graves which have tomb stones on them —high grass growing and some of the graves where there are no tomb stones on, high grass and brambles growing. The majority of the paths want to be seen to and the hedges want to be trimme.l and cut back. Why not put some good men up there under a working foreman and give the whole place a good cleaning up. I have seen a good many cemeteries in my life-time in different parts of the Dominion and other countries, but I have never seen a cemetery neglected so much as the Nelson cemetery. Now to parks. The parks in previous years at this time had plenty or flowers in bloom, but where are the flowers now? I’ll admit there has been a good deal of planting done, but there should have been a good deal of planting done with various (lowers for them to come in succession, to be in bloom at present. Two years ago at this time of the year Anzac Park and Queens Gardens were a picture, but not now. I will admit there lias been a lot of

work done in the gardens and parks, altering beds and making beds smaller, but my opinion the beauty of Anzac Park and Queens Gardens is gone for the time being. Where is that lovely bed of standard roses gone from Anzac Park which was a picture? Taken out and sown down in grass. The park at this time of the year used to look a real picture and several residents and visitors to the City of Nelson used to admire the way it was kept. The same was said about Queens Gardens, but at the present time not many flowers are to be seen anywhere. I suppose we shall see them in the near future, who nail those seedlings which have been just planted will come to bloom. And again, Miller’s section. I notice a few men working there this last day or two, but why not get the whole section levelled off and do away with that hole in the centre of it, and also put a small fence around it about 2ft 6ins high to stop the public walking across to their cars that are parked thereon. I am given to understand that there is at present

about one hundred men or more working Tor the City Council on the Government subsidy. Surely some of the men could he spared to go up to the new cemetery. Now that the Halifax street croquet lawns are nearly finished. In my opinion the subsidy will not last a considerable time longer, and my advise is to get a move on. The men who are working are getting a decent wage, viz., £4 10,s 2d per week for five days a week, and it is up to the men to do a fair day’s work for their wages. I have had fo work twice as hard as 1 have seen some of the men working, for half the wages and if I would not do it, 1 would be politely told to get off the job and finish.—l am, OBSERVER 11. Nelson, 28th November.