Suva’S Town Bosses Don’T Like Trees

This is the famous, old, red-flowering cacia tree which, for many years, shaded [?]e Suva Post Office, but which was re [?]eved by the Town Board in 1947 on [?]e ground (strongly contested) that it [?]as “obstructing traffic”.

Two years later, the Board proceeded remove from the Triangle Gardens (not [?]r from this spot) a clump of tall coco it palms, which were planted before Suva As capital, and which gave the centre the town a distinctive appearance, [?]e public reacted so angrily that the [?]ard left some half-dozen palms stand [?]g. It claimed that the trees were old [?]d dangerous.

But the trees came scatheless through [?]e hurricane of January, 1952, although [?]ildings all round were wrecked.

Despite this, on January 5, workmen Suva’s new Town Council removed the [?]st of the palms. There has been an [?]gry outcry from Suva residents, who [?]int out that the centre of the town, [?]ere visitors naturally expect to see [?]me tropical distinction, is now bare, [?]ab and virtually tree-less.

The Council’s only reply has been that [?]s is "part of the Council’s clean-up in [?]e town area”.