RURAL AMENITIES.
[To THE EDITOR 07 TEE " SPECTATOR."1
SIR, —I am delighted to see the letter signed "E. H. G." in your issue of May 27th. I have lately been staying in Chalfont St. Peter, and was disgusted at the state the commons and lanes were in. Empty bottles, tins, old kettles, papers, &e., were strewn about. I expressed surprise to my hostess that the local authorities should permit this, but she is a new- comer in the district, so could only agree that the country was quite spoiled by this unsightly rubbish and hope that protests would be made by the owners of private property. In this small hamlet, where I own six cottages, I have in a small way had considerable difficulty with the disposal of rubbish, but it has been overcome by the institution of a sanitary dustbin for each cottage and a weekly inspection to see that they are emptied into a pit (provided by a farmer) that requires filling. The result is perfectly satisfactory. If it can be done privately in a small way why not publicly on a large scale?—I em, Sir, Le., VERONICA S. BATCHELOR,.
Hill Wootton House, near Warwick.
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