LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2447, 28 April 1915, Page 4

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLE MEN.

Sir, —Now. that the success of tho workers!' home scheme is assured, houses sought after/faster than they can. be built, , and lie financial aspect proved sound, it's up to the Government td provide shelter for the unmarried workers, at reasonable rates. At the present tijne thejr are feeling the pinoh caused by the increased oost of living equally as mnch as their married Brothers. For example, it has cost tho writer during the last sis months an average of' Bs. per week increase on cost of living, about one day's pay per week. This helps to _ keep* a single man 'from' saving a bit and gett'ing married. Perhaps, after all, to"'Vait on the Government coming to our relief would be too much of a forlorn hope. May I suggest the following pay-able-proposition to the City Council? I am told they have recently purchased Hall's Turldsh baths", Courtenay Place, and intend establishing tepid ha wis. In conjunction therewith Jot them ereot a four or five story building, oapable of providing, say, 150 rooms for single men, a few fittingrooms, and let them at from 45., to ss. per week. At these charges the scheme would pay handsomely and the soooiniiiodatioii source of great convenience. A man and his wife, with capable -male assistants, could manage tne whole as one conoern. One word on tho adulteration of milk. Travellers, and. single ;men staying, at hotels and boardinghouses, are greatly interested therein. I merely ask that. inspectors Tisiy some of these, places, not all, wJiofly- the second • and third-rate (if they.can be classed) and take samples for analysis. I reoently took a sam-ple-tor analysis at my own expense from- a large boardrnghouso in a country town. The owners had a small farm just', out of the town, and they'got milk, -butter, and nearly all their supplies therefrom.' On telling the landlady, .she said: "Well, what did you find ; only 40 per cent, of water—anything else?"' "No." "Then' what ftave you to conrolain, of., Drink more and .Joss tea and, you'll get as much milk as is good' for you." -Needloss tLX/ P , U P and_ we parted not tne best of friends.—l am, etc ' WORKER.

ONSLOW BOROUGH LOAN. reports of meetings and the statement of _ the Mayor in your columns, the public were informed that a loan of £22,500 for water supply was contemplated! at an date. The Mayor was backed by the council,.and strongly supported by certain locarrosidents. of Khandallah. Owing to the coiTespondenoe which took place in your columns, ono exrcounoillor and two other prominent gentlemen who are ofxenHg themselves' for tiia. vacancies have tho Mayor overboard;;, and like; Betsy Prig, of ; tea party, they even ■jV-ho-adb scheme." Now, ,™ e rß>;dws;/not'-really appear to have beea>;ahyS though tout scheme or estimates/'of./.expenditure,' but it is quite certain that great pressure was put upon tlio Mayor to have the. proposed loan submitted to the-ratepayers, at- an . expense of something over £100. - Are we to assume that these people recognisefl \Jhat the cost of waterworks would bo very expensive, and there being no scheme,-and no details of cost, tlio £22,500 -was' to be/asked for to preliminary expenses, such as compensation? are contenting themselves 'with, general promises, and carefully refrain from informing residents that the water scheme carries with it the liability of a huge expenditure, because .-ficjreter is obtained l there- will;] be no'necessity to take a-vote ,on the question of drainage) as thoy rely npon the Health authorities to force this.: I Iqiow'-that (local bodies are''noted 1 for spending as much money , as-they can raise,' but are the in this district'; going to puil a council in power* to'.carrj; on a work of which they hav«' no'idea of:tlie cost?—l-am,, etc., ! ; :v: CYOLOPS. Khaudallah, April 24.