I currently pay $2500 per annum in rates to Tauranga City Council and, at my latest evaluation, I get sweet nothing, apart from the privilege of living in suburban Tauranga. It would be nice to get my weekly garbage taken away for that $2500, but no, that is beyond this council. You can imagine my disbelief when I read that Larry Baldock wants to have a museum funded, contrary to the result of the referendum. Obviously Mr Baldock has no sense of economics, especially when it's someone else's money he's advocating spending. I would hazard a guess he's less profligate with his own household budget. But then, that's the point, isn't it? Easy to spend someone else's hard-earned money. I would suggest that Mr Baldock get in his car and drive to Wellington or Auckland if he really wants to visit a museum.

G Kenny, Bethlehem.