CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 20, 23 January 1920, Page 6

CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE

E. Stevenson, "Tchabod," and "J.A.M." criticise adversely the action of the P.P.A. during the elections, but we cannot devote further space to this correspondence. "Advance" says that the St. Heliers Bay ferry service i~ worse now thou during the war period. There skould, he says, be ' _ standard time-table," with a boat at 11.10 p.m. or later every night in the week. "Disgusted" complains of the insanitary state of the public conveniences on Milford Beach. He admits that the public themselves are to blame, but thinks that those responsible should either abolish the conveniences or provide something better. "E.C.H." suggests that now that the liquor issue has ibeen settled for another three years a compromise should 4>c tried of prohibiting the sale of spirits save for medicinal purposes, fixing a low alcoholic standard for beer, and encouraging the production and consumption of light wines. "8.D.W." suggest* that the strong desire for a North" Island man as Minister of Public Works should be met by calling either Mr. Gunson or Mr. Oliver Nicholson to the Upper House and appointing the nominee to the position. "A Returned Digger" contends that if people are consistent they will ban German music as well as German goods. "We put patriotism -before our pockets •by refusing to buy German goods; let us put our patriotism before our pleasure by refusing to listen to German music." A correspondent who came to AuckI land in search of land asks if there are no means of compelling land agents to ! pass an examination of fitness. He was induced i>y an advertisement to look at a place, only to find that it was "absolutely no good," and he learnt I afterwards that the agent knew nothing ! about land. In fairness to the reliaile agents,, the others should be -weeded ; 1 Ollt. ; "T.G." thinks that instead of members • i of Parliament going for a trip to Samoa ' they should be called together at once to i! consider the problems of their own [ \ country. II "Plain Mister" considers that "Junius" j in his letter on the Reform attitude to- . 1 wards titles hit the nail right on the , j head. Titles should not be tolerated in ! a democratic country. II Willis A. Trueman strongly supports ; j the proposed boycott of German goods , and describes as "moonshine" the argu > i ment that unless we buy such goodf i j Germany -will not be able to meet he: 1 liabilities.