CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 193, 16 August 1941, Page 6

CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

KXGIXEERS

(To the Editor)

We It car a lot about war effort the call for skilled and expenaSS men, especially in connection »Sl the engineering and allied indusbW In actual practice this so. Personally I find that the demand for engineers is virtually nonexta ent, though, maybe, a few fittersami turners and such like tradesmen ar» wanted, generally at rates comparing unfavourably with anv other skiHprf occupation, especially when onecon siders that one slip mav scrap pounds worth of previous work and material But the demand for engineers of all round experience, able to take chare* of a job. is another matter and ml can only suppose that the demand has got lost in the diverge to the latter, it seems that the government or authorities responsible for the same are laying up trouble for themselves either wav you look at it. For if no bombardment comes then all we have done is to slow down production and transport to our hindrance and Hitler's help. On the other hand if bombardment comes—and it is known that a blackout, even when complete, is no real safeguard—where are the raid shelters, individual and comnumitv of course, for the protection of the people? If the blackout is necessary so are adequate shelters. We have blackout notices now. Where are the notices directing one to the nearest shelter? Perhaps the answer is another secret weapon? Or is itjust over-sale of electricity? WHY.