Nuisances—Public Garden.—The following correspondence is ordered to be published Shanghai, 3rd June, 1850.
Sir,—I am requested by the Garden Committee to inform you that owing to the large amount of damage done to the Public Garden by the numerous children who wow rom unrestrained over grassplots, pathe, an flower-beds alike, it has become necessary that some active steps should be taken to prevent the mischief, The Comuittee vainly hoped that it might have been left to the good taste of those having care of the children that they would see that their charges did no damage, but no amount of expostulation appeara to have any effect, and the Committee have to daily deplore the most wanton mischief which under present regulations it appears impossible to stop. Trees ruthlessly stripped off thole leaves or bark, rosebushes broken off and destroyed, and newly-planted beds trampled on, While rewonsirauco is often met by the chaste replies which angry amahs are prone to indulge Under the circumstances, the Committee seo no alternative but to restrict the children to that part of the garden where they can do least damage, but would be glad to have the approval of the Council to the subjoined notice which it is proposed to affix to the arden gates and otherwise make public, Ut does not appear just to the general public that the @owers which they pay for and take delight in should be sacrificed in order that children may make a bear-garden of a spot which, rightly used, might be a pleasure The Committee trast that the Council will approve of the notice, give instructions to both foreign and native police to see that the regulations are not infringed.
Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, Geo. R. Conner, Bony. Secy., Garden Committee, R. W. Lume, Eaq., Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Council, "Owing to the dam: arden by romping children their gamble are hence: forth to be confined to the Band stand five received instructions. to eco that the ass-platand the garden walks. The police
above regulation is carried out."
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