CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 149, 24 June 1908, Page 8

CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

Mr. John W. Kenah expresses the opinion that it is impossible to get ethically perfect under an individualistic system. He says: "Quite 90 per cent of the cases brought before our judges have to do with private property."

Mr. H. Gorton, Devonporfc, writes, stating that "the originator of the submarine cable was the late Samuel George Archibald, Esq., nephew of the late Hon. Judge S. G. W. Archibald, of Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada, who, in the early ' fifties ' gave the entire mechanism Instrumental to the working of the insuhrtors and coils of the cable as it now stands to some of his American friends in the United States, as his time was monopolised in bringing out other patents in St. John's, Newfoundland!, connected with, the cod liver and seal oil." He adds that " the only surviving daughter of this great and gifted inventor is Miss M. Archibald, now resident of Devonport, Auckland." . —^ Mr. A. Sanford, having read Dr. Findlay's speech, is of opinion that the speaker has not gone to the bottom of the question. He - says that one nation might raise wages by increasing production, but that with an increased output of all labour products the prices of the products would' fall.

"Coney Island" writer that,- with many more residents of Takapuna. he is much disappointed with the decision of the Harbour Board in reference to O'Neill's Point wharf. He believes it would have been good business policy ip act more liberally, as the Board's own reserves will be greatly increased in value. He believes that at no long- distance the population of Takapuna will be 10,000, and that it will become the Coney Island of Auckland.

"Aggrieved Londoner"objfccts to corporal punishment in public schools. Any just grievance in this matter will always be remedied by the school committee, which is elected by parents and householders, and represents them. But we question the wisdom of our correspondent in encouraging pupils to act in defiance of teachers; he may rest assured that he is not acting in the best interests of the children. Cases when teachers use the cane to an unwarrantable extent are very rare, and the law always provides a remedy.

A Factory Girl" writes, resenting very strongly the suggestion that factory girls snould dress uniformly. She says that factory girls in >Tew Zealand belong to a very different class from many of those who ar c similarly employed in KngLand, and that their neat and quiet mole UtedThv n f ]l mi °! lt appropriately in*, tated by other classes of society.