LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4228, 14 February 1921, Page 2

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THE BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY. Sir,—The article your paper dealing wih the proposed activities of the above society has been read with a good deal of interest by your rieaders. For some considerable time H has been a very obvious thing that nothing was being done to make our town attractive. We are not without some natural beauty, but while the Creator has built with an eye to effect, it is very- apparent that the creators of our town have had absolutely no idea or taste in this direction, outside of the Domain. One has only ,to travel as far as t)w Thames to realise that we need awakening in this respect. Thete main street has not nearly the possibilities of ours in this direction, yet one is struck with, the results they have achieved, boih in beautifiying and at .the same time meeting a need of the country people. On© instance of this might be pointed out as a suggestion for, our own Beautifying-Society. They hate taken in hand the frontages of the Presbyterian Church, which stands on imposing corner in the street, and have planted the grounds with attractive flowers, etc., and have also placed comfortable seals under the shade of its trees, and it is no uncommon thing to see these all filled by people seeking a few minutes' rest from business or waiting for friends. Our Thames business men have their oyesl open to the main chance, and it does seem to me that in thus catering for farmers and their wives they are adding one m.ore inducement to our Hauraki friends to go .to their town for their business. In Paeroa there is more than one such corner that with the consent of the owners might well be made of some such use. . Then, sir, while it possibly is not exacly the work of such a society, they will perhaps urge the powers that be to supply a few seats for visitors in the one spot in Paeroa r that is made beautiful, namely, the Domain. The one or two seats that are there are. usually , requisitionevl by the tennis players and bowlers, so that visitors have absolutely nowhere to rest unless it be on damp grass. I a;m inclined to think that a little more thought for risitors in the past would have made our very beautiful little domain of much; more use. , INTERESTED.