Dear Messrs Gonzi and Walker,

I was walking with a few friends in Malta on Tuesday, 6 November, and the following link contains a photographic description of some of what we experienced in and around Armier.

In case you have never visited this area, it is very beautiful and could be a dream destination shared by Maltese and tourists alike.

However, although I realise that this random disposal of garbage is happening all around the islands, I find it appalling that you, Mr Gonzi, and your government, and you, Mr Walker, and your minions, have not only sanctioned all these shacks and condoned this illegal settlement from where most of the garbage probably originates, but that you are now considering supplying them with a superior power supply as well. This appears to be in the form of a new sub-station, paid for by the taxpayer. How is it possible that people who treat their countryside like this are given added bonuses?

I can only question how much of the power delivered at present is legally accounted for and how much is “tapped” or simply disappears. The mass of cables hanging all over in a thousand directions suggests the latter. This is very common in third world countries.

The same question could be asked about the water supply.

I would also like to know how the sewage in this area is disposed of. I do realise, of course, that under normal circumstances, boat houses do not need toilets. However, considering that most of the boat houses and shacks are inhabited (by people not boats) during the summer months, this natural, but somewhat distasteful, question must be addressed!

Enjoy the link and please try and envisage what sort of environmental disaster you are condemning the future generations of the Maltese Islands to.

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=40bf7ddefb51bbd8&id=40BF7DDEFB51BBD8%21104#cid=40BF7DDEFB51BBD8&id=40BF7DDEFB51BBD8%21112

Lesley Gail Kreupl

GĦARB