FIFTY YEARS AGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15749, 26 October 1914, Page 9

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

TOWN-PLANNING QUESTION. LESSONS FROM THE PAST. (From the Hkiui.d ( ,[ October 26, 18611 ft'HF.N the first survey of f.iks for towns in tho Waikato district was made wo published several articles railing attention 1,, important public benefit." that ought to |, 0 kept in Mew by the Government, and «lii, h ni'-!it easily he secured if attended to while the land of the sites was in the hand.-, of the < on-ernnirnt. As the sub,,.,i is a v>t\ .nip rtant one, and as it is ;, l!( |e;-8i< "d that s.mie alteiation in the Wwto Laud.- Act will bo iitu>in]ited to be made in 'lie pi cm in Fitting ..1 tin) Provir.'ial l'- '.it.'.J «<• recur to tho subject. Alt we are what is called a young ,ob-ny, a >' -an; "iiutry. and so on, yet, ,i we l.«>" only .idinary eonimonven.se, i.tice, and di.-eretion, we may bfl \;rt-.i.di_\ a.-, oil as the oldest town anil C esi!itv\ ii '■'■ ■■ J be. so fa; at ]a\in_- -ait our town- ..' ! at:, ■n.iing to the nWess.irv f.„:!:iiy ■>:■■:.■■- '.-, make them healthy . a- I plca.-ai.: air concerned. The young ~ v.n ,■! ! day -ails its tack with the I „. mtaLt" I , >.!"■■ i, lire of t!:,. past. dhe I ■ - ..•! .1.1 :. ir.es" ,ne. in ivnlitv the pood [resent t::n. s. 1..r the pie.-mt is elder than the pis!, I'.ach day add? to our expeiHiue. I '■'■ '■■' in '.•m.s-'-I'U) of the exp..i -nee .1 "tlics. and on.dit. therefore t,, in. k.. us w!M-r : e.ui were these, who lived I !„.;,,:-,> us. an 1 who had so much less of the .retic.d and i radical knowledge to Miiae '.hem " rient.i do. •t " is ci maxim 1 art:. ul'irl\ ni plica'd,, to the nib-■..-I! we a-.. d - 'M.«.siMg. Cm ■, then the i.i--Idem • : l.i.>.ng on: towns in our ant: i..-,|.-a: 1'" ' • ■:. -• as to provide for aJI • jr. 'arv nic.'i.ir- in the future, or.r first object cud .-'.,> s!i add be 1,., cat our eves I „>... .',' l v.l -. " what is hem; done j n tho I ■ ■ ■-' enc :.' :ei-od chantries of the world) ■, ti, .- .1.-:. Midland and France' . itunlly yrpr« nt the whole, an Iwe v.,;! ! ilieief.'ie draw ■: ;.-<,.-' from those whose tcudiings ; i'dl lx» well fir us to remember and act t,[ . n.