CLASS IN NEW ZEALAND

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27094, 18 July 1953, Page 3

CLASS IN NEW ZEALAND

Sir,—Having read Mr A. Congalton’i columns in “The Press” and the “Listener,” I must say that I think that there is a lot in what he says. Of course there is class distinction in New Zealand. In “The Press” today, referring to the Royal garden party, a member of the committee asked, and here I quote, “What about the ordinary people? Will they be invited?”—Yours, etc., TOP HAT. WHITE TIE AND TAILS. July 17, 1953.

Sir, —Christianity seeks not to level humanity to grey sameness but by light, 'or enlightenment, to promote conditions for fulness for development of physical, mental and spiritual life, contentment and happiness. To appreciate character, qualities of endurance, goodwill, or neighbourliness displayed under slum conditions is not to tolerate incidence of slum areas. Light, sunshine, the unity of all colour glory, are not yet quite freely accessible to all; there is air pollution. Christian planning may. by prevention of spread or incipient growth of slum creating factors in our cities, do much to maintain a way of life fostering individual welfare, contfibuting to progress generally, and not limiting this to terms of class. Ready access (even in large cities) to lawns and gardens with birds, has produced music, literature, art and poetry. To be cut off from such source of inspiration is starvation to many young or old of no class or of any.—Yours, etc.. CHRISTIAN WAYS. July 17, 1953.