ADVOCATES REMOVAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 163, 22 June 1936, Page 4

ADVOCATES REMOVAL

! KING EDWARD PARK i PINES. | • Park-Planners Should Look To The Future. i , "W.R.F.'S" VIEW. (To the Editor.) ! Sir, —I have read with interest Mr. G. D. Hunter's resolution where he proposes to cut out the pines along the north bank of the Patea River in King Edward Park, also the letters of protest signed by "Tree Lover" and Herbert Lawrence, as published in your paper. I think it can be conceded that park, like Empire-builders, must look to the future, and if Stratford is going to leave for future generations a park worthy of the name, then those pines must be removed to" make way for a plantation of native pines. The present pines are only a temporary growth that have to be taken down sooner or later, so there seems no reason other than selfish ones that they should remain. They have, by covering i the ground with a carpet of needles, destroyed most of the undergrowth so necessary for the protection of native bush.

King Edward Park is noted for its native bush, but unless .wise counsels support a policy as suggested by Mr. Hunter, then all we can look for in the not very distant future will be a few scraggy old pines rapidly decreasing with every gale.—l am, etc., W.R.F. HELP STRATFORD FIRST. BANDSMEN ASSISTING KAPONGA. (To the Editor). In the Press of the 15/6/36, reporting on a meeting of the Kaponga Brass Band, i notice a remark by Mr P. Thoumine, that he had been informed that there were three players in Stratford, not attached to any band, who were prepared to assist in reforming the Kaponga Band, and possibly become playing members. Now, Sir, i admire these men for offering to assist any band to reform, but I do not admire their public

spirit in net coming forward to assist their own Town Band first, if they consider they owe a duty to reform a band and are to kesn to perform it, why not our Stratford Band first, then we, with their assistance, wculd and could giVe and assistance possible to our neighbours. Surely, Sir, their first duty is to* their own local band. I appeal to« these three men to attend the annual meeting of the Stratford Ctizens' Band and give their assistance and knowledge to our and their own band. Trusting to have the pleasure of meeting these gentlemen at our annual meeting, which I think will be held on Friday, the 26th. I am, etc., A. E. POLLOCK, Chairman Stratford Citizens' Band.