To the Editor of the "Norta-Camva Darty News,"
Sin,—In view of the approaching: Ratepayers' Meeting may I lay the fo.owing suggestion before your readers.
Cur magnificent Drill Hall is now most appropriately officially styled the Town Hall. The accommodation available is in all respects adapted to our requirements, save im one important particular. The floor is simply exhausting for all dancers, and it must ba heartbreaking for all the liberal hosta who entertain us so nobly, to feel that spend what they may, the dancing must always suffer.
Other Drill Halls possess sectional floors mounted on springs. The one xt Stony-horst only requires about six inches of depth. The price should not be above a very few thousand taels, and the interest evuld be arranged for by a slightly increased charge for ugo of hull and laying of floor. The woodwork required merely involves neat exrpentering auch as could be obtained here, while the springs could be obtained from Europe in time for next Caledonian Ball.
If, at the same tine, the Council could provide 1 clock for centre of gallery, and perhaps decorate the wall spaces, our fine hall would be perfect. Portraits of the monarchs of the States whose subj paid for the hall; Queen Edward, the Kaiser, ete., imi place, Enclosing my card, Tam, etc.,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.