Unfair Criticism of Fiji

Hotel is Claimed

Letter to the Editor.

"V/'OU published, in May, an art signed “Y”, which criticised eve thing in Savusavu—including the h( there, of which I am the manager, facts were cockeyed—we do NOT sup Pilchards or “Bulimacau” for lunch dinner, or charge 5/- for a meal of t type. This we would call a “snack”, wo 3/-, which is fair enough considering price of bread, butter and tinned stu In point of fact, our lunches a dinners consist of salmon, salads (inch ing asparagus), tongues, or fresh m and fish when available; and freezer go< when available. Cheese, sweets and cof (Nescafe) are also provided, and i charge is 6/- for lunch and 7/- for dim —not excessive for a place where cateri is both difficult and expensive.

Police and medical services perha could be improved—but even here f implications were pretty venomous, i to say unfair. The medical service I ha found quite good. We (my wife and

i»ve always received courteous and help nl treatment. We on the “Coast” are pianlmous in our desire for a permanent ■esident D. 0., European Police super ior!. etc., which this District once had.

I i s our job to impress the authorities a Suva about what we think is necessary or a growing: community. But misrepre entation of facts will not help us to chieve this goal.

Tour magazine has a wide circulation, nd anyone reading that article would get far from factual picture of conditions ere.

When I write to the Press I always ign my full name. If I knew “Y’s” ime. I would see to it that he got othing but Pilchards or Bulimacau for inch the next time he came here, and I ould have pleasure in charging him 5/- >r it into the bargain!

I am, etc.,

W. F. M. Richardson.

[anager, Hot Springs Hotel, Savusavu.