To me the worst thing about the issue regarding the future of TECT was that only some 40 per cent of the 50,000 consumers who receive capital distributions from TECT bothered to reply to the trustees' proposal.

For all the criticism about what the trustees could or should have done, at least their proposal was a simple yes/no, tick the box answer. Yet 60 per cent of those affected couldn't be bothered to let their views be known. Fair enough for those who didn't care either way.

I commend the TECT trustees for raising the matter after some 25 years. Opinions from each point of view were very strong and encouraged robust debate.

We should appreciate that the trustees have put a lot of time and effort into this. I presume the next matter of interest will be when the trustees come up for re-election.

B Capamagian, Tauranga.