CORRESPONDENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 184, 2 August 1912, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

WATER FINDING. (To the Editor.l —In your article in Tuesday's "Star" anent my witter finding powers, you make a reference to my ''repugnance to making money" out of tins above gift. I am afraid it would be hypocritical of mc to pretend that is true. I am always ready to accept donations, and with, your kind permission, I would specially appeal now to a goodly proportion whom I have benefited, and have not given mc the opportunity to show any repugnance; to show their gratitude by sending donations to the treasurer .St. 'Mary's Homes, OtaJruhu. in aid of their water -fund.— am, etc., H. MASON. The Vicarage, QtaJiuhu, July 31. THE FEDERATION OF LABOUR. (To the tor.) Sir, —T think the time is drawing near when there will have to be something done to stop this Federation bungle. What IVe seen and heard of it. they are trying to upset the working class altogether, and bo they will if they live long enough. Here they are forcing men out of work, whereas if they were to taks I a secret ballot there would be no strike. Vow, Sir, I would like to know if theRed Shirt crowd ever stop to think of the mothers nnd poor little children who suffer through these strikes. 1 am working with half a dozen Waihi miners, and they say they had to leave their homes and almost give their furniture, et<-.. away, to pay t-heir way out of the town, and I'm told if there were a secret ballot taken the minors would withdraw from the Federation of labour.—l am, etc., WORK IN PEACE. a HORSE ambul.vnct:;. (To the Editor* Sir. —With reference to a letter which appeared in your issue of the Ist inst., under the r.lxive head-mj, 1 beg to say that, I lie Si-u-iety for ihe Prevention of Cruelly to Animals has for some time past been nullerliiij? information from var'.ou.i cities bearing on the subject, an ! i' your lorre-ponrlent will favour nir v.'th an appointment it will give mc great pleasure to go through the matter with him.— T am. ef.\. HENTtY WILDING. Hon. (Tiicf Inspector. (To toe Editor.) Sir..With reference to the letter in Thursday's ".Star" re the need of a horse ambulance for the city, 1 would like to draw yoiiT attention to a similar incident which happened in Arney Road last .Saturday. About 10 a.m. a butcher's horse became ill and, on 'beinz taken out of the cart, promptly collapsed in the gutter, evidently in great pain. After long delay and much telephoning, the services of a vet. were obtained. He did what he could, but said its only chance was to get it removed to a stable. Whether a "float" was sent for or not, or was unobtainable, I cannot cay. The fact remains, however, that this poor beast lay there groaning in the wet and void until about '• p.m.. when it v.?s mercifully shot. Had there been a horse anVbiilanre the animal might haW been saved, or at lp-.ist spared many hours of unnecessary suffering. — I am, etc., * E.W.

CHURCH UNION.

(To ihe Rilitnr.i Sir.— J read with considerable intpre-st Mr H. N. Bagnali's letter in the "Star" of the 30th July. The desire for union is deeply seated, and is finding its expression in a variety of ways. Smie of the Churches of Christ have decided to receive, into church fellowship those who profess the Christian faith independently of th-Mr views on liaptism by immersion. The church at Berkeley, California, carried (he following resolution by IS-t to l>s, "Resolved, that this church will re ceive into its membership in full fellowship converts to the teachings of Christ upon a pnblic profession of belief in th-e divinity of Christ, and upon being baptised by immersion. And lie it further resolved, that it will further receive into its membership in full fellowship regularly accredited members of other evangelical chtircllfW who believe in the divinity of Christ." The pastor said: "This is a rising up of the people in a demand fr.r more vihil religion. The time-has pa?sei for ev-cr vvh-en mere technicalities of eredal statement can keep the. Christian people o fths country apart." A short time since we read that the Wanganu: Baptist Church adopted a similar resolution, all indicative of the growth of the spirit of unity in matters essential tlrat constitutes the fellowship of the true Catholic Church.—l am, etc.. K. FRENCH.

AUCKLAND FERNU>.

iTo the Editor. I Sir, Who is responsible for the wa.it of conveniences for the travelling public m the. ornamental stack of stone, etc., known as the New Ferry Building*? Is it the Auckland Harbour Board, or is it the Ferry Company? Having missed a boat, on Saturday night, and having to put in a whole hour ami a-quarter somenow. J thought 1 would employ ray time in making a survey of these elaborate premises. In the first place I wondered what the crowd was about under the arches on the water front, standing in groups in the cold Weak evening; but I had not lonjr to wonder, for upon looking for the general waiting room, 1 discovered a cold miserable apartment, with tiled dado, no attempt, ■at ornamentation or comfort, ami more like a prison cell than anything else. There were four occupants; most of the waiters evidently preferred walking about in the wintry breeze rather than trying to warm that UTpcomfoTbable looking waiting room. Even Birkenhead has got a larger and better room: and this Auckland room has got to accommodate three ferries when tlie Devonport crowd get shifted. I really wonder what visitors from other parts of the universe think of the AmoklandeV.o idea, of up-to-date .premises! All the available ground floor space seems to be taken up with rooms for the til-ket dorks, etc. The present arrangement is cent per cent worse, a* far as tftie publ. - c are concerned, than anything in the old days. Has Auckland g.ven iUelf over body and soul to pure money grabbing? If so. let's pray for the milleiminin. I will now relate the experiences of a lady and hex daughter on the Sunday following. This lady was attending on lirr daughter, who was undergoing an operation. The operation over, they made for tho wha.rf, to catch a. boat, but just missed it, and had to wait one hour and twenay minutes for the next. All waiting-Tooms_ in this fancy 'butild.ing were religiously looked -up to keep people out: so they had to dr> a perish on *heir leg? out in the winter air.—l am, etc., A TAKAiPCNA RESIDENT.