POINTS FROM LETTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1932, Page 6

POINTS FROM LETTERS

"Hard Grafter" writes that hundreds of men on relief works work their best, and he reminds "Not a Spoon-Fed" that those who are able to pay the shilling tax towards saving their fellow beings from starvation should. be thankful - arid proud to do so. If "N.A.S.-F." is not satisfied, let him give his money to, the needy and register for unemployed relief.. Then he would know the benefit of being a relief worker on cold mornings with clothes which are falling to pieces and .which he' cannot renew. The relief man has no option to be as , "N.A.S.-F." - but "N.A.S.-F." has the option of being.a relief, worker. '- •

"Equity," whose letter was summarised under the heading. "What Does History Say?" writes again to emphasise that his main points are "to secure, remunerative work for 'the, expenditure of .the unemployment levy," to do it quickly, and to do it by employing thousands pf- unemployed in preparing lands,for occupation. When ready, to put upemployed families on the land under leasehold tenure, float-' ing Treasury bonds (on security of the lands) for this purpose; "these bonds to be repaid by income from leases and' in earlier years by extra* assistance from a levy of, say, sixpence for this purpose. In a few years the farms would be self-supporting, and the bonds retired." ' "Modern Horse Sense" expressef astonishment that in providing necessary employment for belief workers the filling in of the 'vast shallow bay water at KiTbirnie has not been fully considered. He claims that it is little short of a crime that thousands of pounds should be spent in building playgrounds and parks on the tops of hills, wljen-hundreds of acres or more could be reclaimed on the jevepat KiJbirnic, ' and would accommodate comfortable homes as well as playgrounds. The correspondent commends the idea "to-the Town Planner, City Council; and Harbour Board, with a view to conferring on a matter in the interests of the people of Wellington, and one that would create necessary work for unemployed.

In backing up "Not Unemployed's" plea fov a State lottery for unemployment. "'Tax You Again" says he lias known church people who would- not take a

ticket in an ordinary art union, but ; \vhen asked if they Would take a ticket in a lottery for the unemployed said:. "Well, yes, because it is for a deserving cause, and could be stopped after the depression." Are the people of Tasmania and Queensland degenerate because of State lotteries? ' ', •——