WILSON'S BEACH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19490, 20 November 1926, Page 10

WILSON'S BEACH.

Sir, —I agre* with "Fro Bono Publico" that the larg. area of mud flats enclosed by the railway embankment should be conserved as a half-tide lake. Wilson'« Beach is a pleasing spot—when the tide is ic. When it is out—the less said the better. It becomes a wearisome business apologising m Sydneyites for the finespread of mud we are forced to exhibit twice a day to such critical neighbours. The ingenuity of Aucklanders is severely taxed in order to merge mud and mountain scenery so that the tourist's eye receives most of the latter and as little as possible of the other. An American told me that he guessed we ha I a fine little harbour, but in the States, thoy would get rid of the mud in such and such a way. Well, here is our to efface some of it at least. Citizens of Auckland should remember that, if the present arrangement stands, every tourist whr enters the city from Botorua or from the South by rail will gaze on a veritable slough of despond—if the tide is out. What a pity to depend on thi moou of the tides for a happy or a gloomy first impression of the Queen City. However, whether or not your correspondent's scheme is adopted, there* is another matter which, in my opinion, is more urgent. On Sunday hist when walking on Wilson's Beach I was alarmed by the sight of the quantity of broken glass scattered about. Thsre were fragments of bottles, a few bits of teapots and goodness knows what, strewn in many places. With the bathing season fast approaching, this glass constitutes a grave peril to the little feet that will paddle this summer. Of course there are broken bottles on every seaside but Wilson's Beach is overstocked this yeai If it is nobody's business to clea* this danger away, then lei ua petition the St. John's Ambulance authorities for a detachment of nurses to patrol this beach ip the bathing season. Citizen Claudius.