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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19525, 7 July 1925, Page 5

TWO TREES! TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I ana one of those citizens who fully believe in the benefit of trees as beautifying agents, and would think more than twice before sacrificing one; but trees can obscure as well as beautify; and sometimes tantalisingly shut out vistas cf great beauty. 1 suggest two such cases. One is a tree—a pinus insignis, I think, at the south end of a short track, loading from the Rhododendron Dell, in the Botanical Gardens, along the top to where the descent to the Cemetery road begins. The other is just outside the public entrance gates to the cemetery.— I am, etc., P. B. P. THE CORPORATION GAS BUSINESS. TO THE EDITOR. Sib, —In your issue of the 2nd inst. I notice in the discussion on gas business that Cr Scott, in reply to a question, stated that the comraiUeo never endeavoured to sell imported gas stoves iu preference to those locally made. I would like to ask whether the Gaa Committee controls the council's sales department, and also what proportion of the total sales of gas cookers is represented by imported articles and locally made articles respectively. Another point I would like to have information upon ie what profit is made by the Bolling department of the gas undertaking apart from the profit made from the sale of gas.—l am, etc., Watch Don. Dunedin, July 6. “FARMING TEE FARMER." TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The Hon. R. F Bollard, who is a Cabinet Minister in the present Government, during his speech at the annual meeting of tho National Diary Association, hold at Hawora, is reported os follows“ While there was a division of opinion on tho question of control, the Minister expressed the opinion that if control were given a chance it would turn out all right. Experience had shown that the middlemen were farming tho farmers, and that should bo stopped.” Assuming that Mr Bollard is correctly reported he at once self-constitutes himself us judge and jury, and pronounces the ver-dit.-t without in any way considering the case, or giving any reasons why he should damn by cap and boll the trading community which handles dairy produce in New Zealand. He states in literal language that the business houses that do business with the farmers have robbed and fleeced them, and that this must be stopped. If such a statement were made by the man in the street it would bo passed over as unworthy of notice; but when a responsible Minister of tho Crown impugns the honour and integrity of fho business houses of the dominion, it is another matter. Perhaps now that he has opened the floodgates of suspicion and untrustworthiness Mr Bollard will give us a few examples of tho business houses farming tho farmers, and thus give an opportunity to at least educate the Minister with a true perspective.—l am, etc.. Wellington,