CORRESPONDENCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 October 1928, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

Answer to Correspondent.

‘ ‘ Subscriber. ’ ’ —No. Though enrolroion't is compulsory, there is no compulsion in regard to voting.

A "NOOSEHOLD POLICY,

(To the Editor.) Dear Sir, —Y our •comments iiu last night’s issue on the policy of the United Party and, partciularly. on the boast of their newly acquired leader, should do much to induce readers 1 to think .well before accepting the seventy millions bait. Perhaps Sir Joseph Ward would be good enough to inform us: (1) What rate c?. interest he is going to pay for the seventy millions? (2) What rate of interest is he going to charge the unhappy farmer and/ox worker on. the sivty millions he proposes to- lend them so as to provide for the interest and sinking fund on the seventy millions' he is to ‘ ‘bring” into, the country? (3) • How does lie intend to get the interest and sinking fund to provide for the ten. millions spent on railway extension? (,4) How,is he going to reconcile his criticism of the Roferm Party’s raising of the National Debt by fifty millions in eight years with his desire to further add to the burden of seventy millions in oine year? According to the report Sir Joseph intends to take eight years to bring one-third more people into the country to help .bear a 'burden which he would raise by almost one-third in one year. What is he going to do with them? Use them to construct the network of railways to spend the ten millions on I presume. In the past we made puns on Labour’s usehold land policy. Why not United Party’s noosehold finance policy? Thanking you for the use of your valuable space.—l am, etc., IN NUCE. Hawera, IS/10/28.

EGAIONT SEAT.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —In reply to "Impatient’s” letter of Saturday’s "Star,” I would alsk "Impatient” to answer the question I put to him. instead of quibbling and quoting Scripture. Does he still consider when he attacks a gentleman’s private business that it is not piffle? It’s a pity he did not have a little of the spirit of independence instilled into him; then he would be able to see with two eyes instead of one as at present. Yes, I am well aware that Air Wilkinson was a Reform member when such remarks were made at Elthomr, and (having the inside knowledge of the workings of the Reform Party for five years shows that something is- radically wrong with such party when C. A. AV. turns them down. . As for being politically neither flesh, fish, etc., that remains to be seen when the numbers' go up. I would ’ suggest that "Impatient” ask C. A. AV. the question, when the addresses a meeting at Kaponga (no private business before public duty).—l.am) etc., A. MELVILLE, Kaponga, 16/10/28.

DAYLIGHT SAVING

(To -.the Editor.) Sir, —“In the Shade’’ will probably think I have forgotten, him, but, as he asked, 1 have been cooling down and studying his letter, which contains nothing serious except, perhaps, an affliction of “housemaid’s knee.” If only half-an-hour causes this individual such disability, what would the whole hour do—concussion or a total wreck? So I see no use of daylight saving to him, and I would advise him to throw in his lot with me and oppose the thing, for the crippling part is on the iarmers' wives and children. He has asked for specific reasons against the measure. Well, first of all, the measure is of no use -in a producing country such as this, but should work admirably in a manufacturing country. The hours of the farmer are already too long, and while the cost of his production is so heavy he is compelled to work his wife and children harder and longer than most of the town dwellers, who can only benefit through this ’measure by a little extra gardening at night (which could be done in the sunlight in the or it little more sport and recreation, of which there is far too much already. 1 make bold to say that the town employees do not care a rap for the welfare of the farmer, a fact which is clearly demonstrated if one happens to blow along a minute after knock-off time. 1 would further state that daylight saving is the rottenest thing ever brought about at harvest time, particularly for these who employ outside labour. Many a stack of valuable hay has been nearly lost through pushing it in too soon through the workers going by the clock instead of the sun, which is the only thing that controls haymaking. I would like also to refer my opponent (as he terms me) to. the plebiscite taken by the “Hawera. Star,” the AVairarapa paper, the Blenheim paper, and the “Exporter,” and surely he will admit that the 7o to 90 per cent, who voted against the measure becoming law are not all mugs and must have some genuine reason for 'doing so. When one considers that while the farmers are in a minority as far as numbers go, they produce up to 98 per cent. of. the country’s wealth. It clearly shows the. enormous amount of work and hours involved to bring this about_ without, any assistance or consideration from “In the Shade” and Co. —I am, etc., TO THE POINT.

MATERNITY WARD PROJECT,

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —While reading your report re the .above,, I very much agree with Mrs Carter when she states- that half that enormous amount that the hoard com templates' spending on wireless equipment might well .be .used for such a practical purpose as . a .maternity ward. Now. Mr Editor, it seems to me that a woman’s life is regarded' as very little, when one reads your report and reads that difficulty would- be experienced in meeting the expense entailed, and yet we think nothing of spending £I2OO on luxury. Now, hospital hoard members, wake up, as. I suppose that yon are proud possessors’ of a family like myself. I am, etc., WOMEN FIRST.