Citizens Say—

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 12, 5 April 1927, Page 8

Citizens Say—

To the Editor.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS

• IS ’T lot ° f * he musical scrix. is a hard one. No two person." 1 * eye to eye in these questions and ~S* cisrn must be—or should be resrsW 1 ' as the honest opinion of an ind H-uT I*4 1 * 4 To say that any Combination of mans is “beyond criticism” I. „ " festly absurd. - m&m.

A FARMER IS PLEASED

I would like to congratulate y ou „„ your very able leader in last W'ednA 1 day’s SUN on the butter pos&on , was glad to see that there Is one new. 1 paper in Auckland with brains tL farmers want help now if wanted it. Good luck to THE geo. BARRETT 1 Takanim.

OLD DAYS

Sir, — I was pleased to read in a issue of THE SUN the remarks on the late Bishop Patteson’s centenarv t remember attending the consecrate.! service in 1863, and most of the ser vices when the bishcp preached £ Paul’s Church was always well filled when he spoke. I have an attache feeling for the old St. Paul’s Church when it stood on the point overlooking the harbour. In the early days my late wife's father and mother were married in this church. My wife was christened there, and I self was married there. THOS. OSBORNE Brown’s Bay.

WOMEN AND CHINESE

Sir, — I am out from the Old Country, and may I point out some curious defects of justice as regards your womankind. I was amazed to notice some weeks ago an adult woman in Auckland put Into a penal establishment for fixing with a Chinese, while the man got off iscot free. I quite expected some of the women here, whom I understood to be so long enfranchised, to take the question up, but I was informed that on another occasion some time ago a magistrate refused to let such a woman off, though the Chinese offered to marry her, because he would not “let her marry a Chinese.” If it is wrong in this country for such unions to be allowed, why is only the woman penalised? Why is the Chinese free? I write with no animus against Chinese, but in considerable wonder that ws>men in this country allow such injustice. ONLOOKER AND INLOOKER.

THE DREAM

Sir,— I had a terrible dream last night. Mr. Editor. I dreamt that the manager of the Auckland tramways returned from his trip round the world and reported to the council that ’buses were taking the place of trams all over the world. I dreamed that he reported that ’buses were faster, more comfortable, cheaper, and had the advantage that, if one ’bus got hung up the other ’buses could pass and not hold up scores and scores of other ’buses. I dreamed he recommended no further extension to existing tracks. But you can imagine my delight, Sir, when I woke to find that it was only a dream and that the manager had made no such report. On the contrary, extensive additions to tracks and rolling stock costing half a million are recommended. Trams are still necessary to carry the peak load and fares are to be substantially increased; in fact, everything in the garden is lovely and the ratepayers should return the present mayor and councillors to office on April 27. DREAMER.

POINT CHEVALIER BUS SERVICE

Sir, Will the residents of Point Chevalier have to wait until the proposed tramway is completed before obtaining an adequate service? In some trips these ’buses are so crowded that passengers stand on the steps, and sometimes a man is placed in the small space on the right-hand side of the driver. Even when a ’bus is already crowded the driver stops to pick up passengers along the Grey Lynn tram route when going to the city. On the outward trip Point Chevalier passengers have been left behind, being crowded out by people who alight at places served by trams. Would it be possible for a minimum fare to be charged on a few rush hour trips, and perhaps only two stops made after leaving the Civic Square until Point Chevalier Hall is reached? These special ’buses to be followed by others catering for all stopping places. Of course it is obviously an advantage during the slack periods for ’buses to take passengers for any place along the route, but something should be done for the residents who, by fixing in this healthy seaside suburb, have made the ’bus service necessary. Higher fares and poor service do not tend to encourage people to leave the croxvded areas of the city. WORKER.

BUTTER, BUSINESS AND BUNCOMBE

Sir, — The number of New Zealand farmers xvho would buy an English plough, i» an American one suited them better, migh t be counted on the fingers of one hand. The number of those who would buy an English plough, if it were exactly the same as the American ana the American was 7s 6d cheaper, might be counted on the fingers and toes. The number of English housewives xvho xvould regularly buy Nexv Zealand butter if they or their families preferred the flavour or freshness oi Danish or Argentine, even if the New Zealand article xvere adxertised at a cost of £5,000 a week, is negligible. Unless, of course, the price were 3d pound loxver! The number of retail' ers and wholesalers who would buy New Zealand butter xvhile their customers preferred Danish, if all Engian were plastered xvith adxertisements, o even if Mr. Coates and Mr. Robinso xvere added to the Control Board, migh be counted on one finger. So muc seven years of selling British goods Nexv Zealand importers, seven njo trying to buy British goods for b*® Zealand importers, and 25 years’ reta - ing have taught me! Let the H°® people get on with the job of makm| the right ploughs and cars, and too and piece goods—at the right P ncc “7 and let the farmer spend all his spa money on improving the quality oi a butter and on getting it to Europe prime condition and in reasona y regular shipments. If the regula-ti of supplies must be done in Lona .• pay a man with Tooley Street exp ® ke ence more than he can expect to ip for himself and you will have t efficiency and economy. .. Patriotism is a good enough tr.m* in its place, but it xvill p Lav a broken reed in business. That * be a hard saying, but too much combe has been talked in both hera pheres and it has cost the tan millions. _ . * F.A.L.