State your plans

A LETTER arrives at my door from the Premier’s Office appearing to be a quite personal document. Sent of course at our expense. Upon opening it I read “Dear Sir or Madam”, my goodness, how does the Premier know that when I awake some mornings I am unsure if I am Arthur or Martha. He goes on to say that leading up to the election he will be strongly emphasising what his Government has accom-

Political football

POKER machines have become a political football and it’s time it stopped. Wrest Point and previous governments are responsible for the installation of these machines and a message for the AHA is this, diversify, by making hotel and clubs viable without these parasitic machines. What’s wrong in bringing back some socially acceptable entertainments. Rock bands, folk, country, rock, could fill the void in most. The Kravats band showed the way in the ’60s and ’70s that pubs and clubs could indeed be profitable. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays are the days where pubs would make their money, with meals entertainment and the like. If people want to gamble, Wrest Point or Country Club are still the venues for this pastime. Time to clear them out and move on.

Independents please

THE recent telephone survey of political intent, which I took part in, was lacking in the opportunity to select independents. With Denison, in particular, having a very