Letters in Brief

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 200, 21 May 1931, Page 11

Letters in Brief

Regarding the recent discussion of raw milk compared with pasteurised, writes Vendor, I would ask the chairman of the milk committee if the pasteurised milk is so perfect, whj- will it not. stand up to. fair competition? Also, why does it become necessary to punish a man who strives to make an honest existence, and why are the council’s by-laws so framed that it is next to impossible not to infringe one or other of them? It appears to me, Sir, that a few of the small milk vendors are the ones who suffer the most persecution. ,

“May I through your columns,” writes "Unbiased,” “plead the cause of the young unemployed teacher? ... I heartily agree with the views expressed in the letter signed ‘The Bond,’ in your edition of 12th inst. Consequently, I, also, beseech the N.Z.E.I. to go fully into the matter. Surely the Education Department would not ignore suggestions from this representative body. It is imperative that, some drastic action be taken to relieve the position and provide employment for these fully-qualified teachers.”

“The following advice, if carried out,” writes “Farmer,” “must help the present situation and save much hardship in the future: Plant, plant, plant—everything in the food line that will grow; and if one crop fails plant another. This was the sound advice of a worthy pioneer, who reared a family of nine children on £1 a week. We New Zealanders are an intelligent people, and I believe we are going to overcome our present problems in a way that will astonish the world. If all the waste lands alongside roads and railway lines, Government reserves, unused farms, etc., were utilised for foodstuffs and worked by the unemployed, who nine out of ten are a fine body of self-respecting men, and would use their brains and strength for the betterment of themselves and the country at large, supplies of food would be assured. All superfluous crops and refuse could be fed to pigs and poultry, aud a kind of barter system arranged, the women spinning tweeds and homespuns as they do in Scotland at the present time. Money* would be scarce, but we would all be well fed, warmly clothed, and happy working for a purpose.”