CORRESPONDENCE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19644, 13 June 1929, Page 13

CORRESPONDENCE.

, „,. w feo do not comply with OtfWP****"!," in the I»»t column c( onr saw w u ' jm E '-' tlC,n s - JIOBRLKY DOMAIN. * TO W* wma °* Tn " "*"' e , ia «w ■• a few linc> a ' so to ' lith "Manor* Heap'*" remarks tfw condition of the AmberJ*£S. o* the occasion he or she Itioned. » «rtainlr was a bit us to Pby em » ■*■ - ,•»•,„ it- wt« aril I think \\i *{f?a?"Jw out .inglßg "I'd gjtta High«t Uou«tMn.»--iour ß| Iff., VISITOR. tj w , nth- ivi«. TBI APPRENTICES ACT. 10 IM «i>i-o.t OF Tat -T.C5.sir _Th«s p» rcu,s oi N,: ' w z * alaad L'lhouW say. '•Long live men like Ed J°»e*> M - r - ! ' Thero is not the W doubt lint the problem of JJt we are «o«K t0 Jo v/lth our L« is troubling people everywhere loiethiog drastic be the outcome, „>* the Act is cither amended or Zd sltogethcr, to make a place for g, boys who are leaving our sehoois 'ttttf veaffte "writer knows (with others ot ,!„« wbo are groaning under the load S providing for boys who should be „t aiming a little for themselves) ZL who are an* ious to learn a ""aft, J?Labour Union restrictions are barJwL their chances. Consequently, too 2y of them are getting into trouble jjfwsnt of a u«ful occupation to folSf. Sir, while our kith and kin are Hu being denied a living, hundreds Jl jdnlt tradesmen have conic from ■wrieMj and taken the birthright of ta children. 1 ask again how long w e to b« dictated to by Labour Inset tod agitations J If our ParliakjVtarr machine has not got soul mggah to taokle this, the time is more Han ripo for the public to assert themJjITM in order that a measure of jusliM shall be meted out to our lads JHUting, Mr Editor, you will give this nrttioa • little space in your largely pfcolated paper.—Yours, etc., G. T. JONES. Jut 12th, 1929. jgKMBRS AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

10 m IDITOB 0» TH» PRESS. ir,— Kindly allow mo a few lines to mment on your correspondent HJUb.Y.'s" letter in yesterday's fUU. Be appears to possess a very llMira grip of things in general as Dgirds unemployment, and ©specially it relation to rural workers. He mis(Wttrues "Cockatoo's" letter to suit Is own views about the unmarried N. My humble opinion is that radfing, pleasure, and a lack of Bihlii attraction have combined to givo liW'of young men and boys a img conception of life and thus unfisttd them to take a hand at helping production until they can get into a flood connexion for themselves. I iwM remind "L.A.Z.Y." that many if wr most successful men to-day in iHbrtnelw« of life have had to fill in m of their early yearb at anything tilt could be had in the way of work wi »t a very small wage and long km of toil. No doubt there have hn m»ny cause* to bring us into tho f»di«ment we now find ourselves in t »g*rdiug unemployment, which it ' Jlld t*k'> an nbler man than myself t» define. I will admit with "IXZ Y." that over-importations »d tani-gambliug have had a share in it, {or land has been boosted up, so ttwt • man who has taken up land of Mat years finds that after paying all Hi obligations, interest on mortgages IWt, land-tax. Council and water Mm. etc., he has to be careful about •Paying too much labour, as much fee) work excepting shenring, harWhug, and threshing brings in no fat returns and therefore must be * *n»H rates of nay. "L.A.Z.Y." MMn there is too great a discrep■ojtotween the wages of farm work- » sad watersiJers, slaughtermen, a* Well, I suppose there should be I wwderable difference, as the lastMKtioMd engage in seasonal work Malio lose a deal of time in travelm, tad they also have to feed and WE after themselves, whereas the ■V or rural worker has rations, fuel, <i eceommodation. If the wagea for riders, shearers, etc., are too w© have the Arbitration Court ktkink for that for fixing wages on fti hms of the ccst of living, ratn-er Itt on the amount of the reasonable llttt derived by all concerned in the m work. N»bona fide farmer of my aequainJ*» would wish to take a worker •w, u many of them are great Whirs themselves, and they are ■<*«■ sure i.s to what results they are *% to reap from their enterprises, Hftey have to depend on Providence fcjejjwds weather conditions.—Yours, Ko,, LIBERTY. June 11th, 1929.

HUVATE CARS AND TAXIS. to m »nrroß cr thb prbu. *r.-Cooid you kindly allow me in KVmhwble columns to bring to the ■*» of the public the gross injus- *• they *r« doing as private car *•*« to the taxi-driv«rs, especially » angle men. It seems to be quite *• [*sbion if someone is going to a J«*mg, funeral, or the races, to J* » lift in a car. Of course, tins * Wty kidney pie, as it is done J*"jlly with the idea of getting gj»««; back in return, but the 2*» will oome back to roost. Only P»n«y a prominent wedding was J"* bvld and the eight cars were Supplied by tradesmen in the town, jjawrso I am not saving that they *• not a perfect right, but it is *>" 'oolish on their part, and shows * wrribio want of tact (business). u**J* t« show you nnd the public S»IHUHHc*p under which the single * owner is under, I beg to enclose LJ* «f my running charges and m- *■<• for the 13 months: §*■ Council No. Plates ... 2 0 0 _ wmeil Driver's fee ... 5 " g Council Heavy Traffic 8 19 b g Conned Telephones ... - 0 0 |"*>»* Bt Telephones ... 15 0 0 j"*™un«nt Insurance ... 7 10 0 P* , «»nt Petrol Tax ... 8 10 0 Policy ... 22 0 U %■» ''■*••••, etc., , JUSTICE. •*• isth, i<?-:c*. DIGREES OF FROST. * ran isitob or ra» rasss j*'>p-I notice in .your to "Jack £*" in your issue of to-day's date 2? y»'i state that his method of the temjwrature recorded CLf* deters Fahrenheit gives the £?•» o» frost registered. This nw- : J"» the p ast was correct, but this SK*«s« i n ohf.rg* of stations where , SJJ records are taken have been jC?* that in f.mire frost is regisfi*""h- vhon tbo thermometer tabs j«J**-* degrees Fahrenheit.—\ctirs, . fcL- LIGHTER FROST. **■"* Jnne Hth, 1929.

SUPERANNUATION FUNDS. TO TH* BDITOtt Of IBM PRIS3. Sir,—ln your issue of June 12th a letter appears oyer the signature of A.8." on the subject of superannuation funds. I respectfully suggest to ' A.8." or anyone else holding the cjpauon that the public servants of tms country are getting something for nothing through the Government subsidy w> the tund, that if thev studied the question before rushing into print thev would discover that the v;ews they hold »i"e entirely wrong. As an ex-public servant who found it necessary to make himself conversant with such "questions, and who was in a position to gauge I he opinions of public servants towards superannuation. T desire to enlighten "A.8." a little. ! When the tund was brought into ; existence, the service, prior to this i (.ate, was credited to the public ser- | rant for superannuation purpose.- with- ; - "ut their being called upon to pay b:ick j superannuation contributions. so t-'- | jT.ee t this liability placed upon the I fund by the Government, a suijs'dv was necessary and ws!l Kp so until 'those j old servants retire. Those old servants who have been retiring on a gfod j salary have been in clover- the £3OO ] limit do»s not apply to those, as it | does to those who have joined the fund ' sTice We ji.Tve it «.ti the !.e-t auI thorn v that the contributions paid to | t!i»-« fund by those joining since its in- ! c(v>tiou i, sufficient to nrovide for the j benefit* that they are likplv to reeeiv". I A ,; •'■.'.. P.." appears to think that the j nnbue Si-rvr. are prrasitrs upon the i taxpayers of this country, and view t-hp j fund with favour. 1 j -Ki-.ipd like to inform him that if a | ballot was taken amohest tho«:e jninin'.r | the fund since its inception on the j o'' its abolition or otherwi = n . [ "A.8." wonld a;et. a slmc l t front the I voto recorded for its abolition.—Yours, ! etc., ! C. V.. COLLINS. Timnru, June 12th, IP2P. ! | LEWIS PASS ROAD. j TO THK r.nrToa ov thk PH3SB j Sir.—As this road, when formed, will become the main thoroughfare by road between east and west, may I suggest looking into the possibilities of the route from Hawarden, taking a line north-west to the Glens of Tei koa homestead, and then due north to I a point three or four miles east of the I Glyn Wye homestead at the junction j of the Gorge stream with the Glyn ; Wye-Haiimer road, cutting out the | long, roundabout Hanmer-Culyerden ! journey. This route has two big advantages. First, it shortens the distance between Christchurch and Reefton by about 18 to 20 miles, so considerably increasing the commercial possibilities of the route. Second, it

adds to the opening up—the "developmental phase" referred to by Mr Freeman —of about another 100,000 acres grazing land, mostly Crown area, half to two-thirds of which may be considered really good class country and hitherto looked upon as- an inaccessible or partly inaccessible hinterland, when its actual distance by this road from main road, railway, and township would be only a matter of 10 to 20 miles on an almost level road. Tho «»xtra cost of this route may be roughly gauged by taking the road from Hawarden to the Hurunui, where it entails no road-making till within about a mile of the river, when an easy unformed path over almost level country brings it to a point on the south bank ooposite- its confluence with the Mandamus river. Here one of the most perfect natural sites for a bride© presents itself, both as to approaches, take-off, and stream bed, and provided the strata of this bed is right, should not be an expensive undertaking. ... , ~ From the north bank about half a mile easv road formation junctions with the* old road to Glens of Tekoa homestead, and is well graded and formed for the next two miles. Iwo short bridges would have to be buiJt to cross the Mandamus and Glenooe, and about 14 miles of road formation on an already fully surveyed road which winds up an easy valley till it crosses a ridge at the top end and winds gently down to the present Glyn Wye-Hanmer road at its junction with the Gorge stream. Fairly Tevel most of the way, except for the ridge mentioned, it presents no natural difficulties, and 1 think it might be w-eli worth considering, especiaVry in view of the heavy reconstruction cost of the Glyn Wye-Hanmer portion of the road which this route would cut out. Twenty miles less distance, and it cannot be far short of it, is an item in itself, for leaving out the value of time saved, and taking an average of as low a 5.35 motor vehicles a week each way, at fourpence a mile for petrol wear and tear, it means £I2OO a year saved to the motorist, and, say. £IOOO a vear for upkeep of the saved 20 miles'" wear and tear to the road. There is the interest and sinking fund on roughly £35,000; add another £SOOO saved on the road reconstruction part, that is £40,000. so, as mentioned before, this route may at least be worth looking into.—Your*, etc., RABBITS. June 12th, 1029.

NORTH RICHMOND FOOTPATHS. TO THE BDITOB 0» THB P»ISB. Sir,—We, the undersigned, wish through the columns of your paper to say how pleased we were to rend in your paper on the- 11th inst. that the City Council had decided to asphalt the footpaths in North Richmond at its meeting held on the 10th out ot the £50,000 loan for the relief of unemployed. We feel that as a result of our combined efforts and the great assistance you, Sir, gave us through the pubheitv ot' our letters on this matter in "your paper recently, and also bringing the matter directly under the notice of Cr. Sullivan, that we are to a certain extent if not wholly responsible for the report being made on the matter. But, Sir, our desire is to express our thanks and appreciation to Cr. Sullivan through the columns oi Th» Pbess for what he has done for the residents of North Richmond. It will be a lasting memorial to him tbnt his desire was to see the residents have ihe comforts of clean, comfortable footpaths to which they were justly entitled. We think it would also be opportune to express thanks to Cr. Sharpe, as he faithfully promised he would support this matter when it came before the Council and has done so. We sincerely hope that in the near future we can see something permanent, being d->ne, and we are pleased to think that when it is done w? will bo able to enjoy some measure of comfort and pleasure while walking on these ruths. —Yours, etc.. E. S. PAVF.Y. A. HUTCHISON. June 12th, 1029.

The annual meeting of the Manawatn Patriotic Society endorsed the proposal of the R.S.A. to establish suitable homes where ex-service men suffering from war disabilities could be maintained and provided with light occupations. It wa« stated that the R.S.A. sought to establish one home in each island. —Press Association. EXQUISITE CRYSTAL AND CHTNA FOR YOUR TABLE. Every lover of beautiful tableware will appreciate' the special showing of Webb and Corbet' English Crystal, which we are now making in Wine and Dessert sets and individual pieces. Also see the latest designs in fine Aynsley China tea set?. Square plates a feature. Exquisitely dainty designs. —J. Bannatyne and Co., Ltd., 126-140 Cashel street, Christchurclu —6