CANTERBURY'S CLIMATE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17245, 11 January 1924, Page 6

CANTERBURY'S CLIMATE.

| » TO THE EDITOR. I Sir.—l couid not help telling highly : amused by “ Waitemata’s ” feeble atj tempt, to -convince your readers that the Christchurch climate is so much inferior to the climatic conditions of Weli lington and Aucklrnd (principally the I latter). He is evidently an Aucklander | himself, and, anybody who was away at the front or even in camp knows ' thoroughly well that 95 per cent of ! the inhabitants of the northern city view everything through Auckland glasses: in fact one wpuld almost think, judging by the various expres- . sions of opinion one heard, that the Dominion of New Zealand was attach- « ed in some remote way to Auckland. j Now. I am originally from Welling- i ton myself, but for some years have lived in both Auckland and Christchurch, and am convinced that Christchurch can more than hold its own with the northern towns in almost every way. '* Waitemata ” admits that the heat in Queen Street is very bad at times. Well, admitting this, what is left? Queen Street is Auckland itself. The climatic conditions here are not exactly ideal and that the nor-westers ars unpleasant I freely admit, hut then they are far preferable to that terribly sticky, humid heat of Auckland which causes the people to move listlessly about as though they had. no interest in. life, and which saps the very strength of the gentler sex, leaving them pale and wan in appearance. Bad as the Christchurch climate is, it is quite good enough for the growing of wheat with which to feed the people of Auckland who, on account of their climate cannot grow their own. No. Mr “ Waitemata,” your arguments will not hold water and in. conclusion I must remind you that any disease germs there may have been in Christchurch have been blown to the four winds of heaven by the nor-west-ers, whilst the germs in the Queen City are still flourishing in the sweltering and humid atmosphere. the blowing is very noticeable in Christchurch, but it is increased a hundredfold when visitors from Auckland arrive in the town. “Oh, yes. it is a beautiful climate—up north.”—l am. etc., NOR*-WESTER. Christchurch. January 10.