TAKE note Lautoka councillors! I met an elderly female tourist in the city when a large cruise ship was in port!

I thought she was ill because she just collapsed to the ground on the footpath in front of me. I approached her to see if she was OK.

She said she was very hot and exhausted from the heat and was looking for somewhere cool to sit, but could not see any public seating anywhere!

I directed her to a nearby air-conditioned restaurant, but she wanted to sit under some shady trees. I took her across the street to the shady trees and seats near Blue Ginger and she thanked me profusely and said she loved those beautiful trees providing cool shade after which she was to return to the ship!

What a shame it will be if these trees are lost because of development and so- called progress!

It is absolutely ludicrous of the city planners who I believe have no vision or thought for the public and visitors alike!

We should note the wise old Red Indian Chief’s adage. “When all the trees are dead and there are no more birds or animals on this earth and all the oceans and rivers are poisoned, man will realise he cannot eat money!”