HENDERSON TOWN BOARD. THE LONELY BACK BLOCKS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18225, 19 October 1922, Page 10

HENDERSON TOWN BOARD.

THE LONELY BACK BLOCKS.

Sir,—ln these days of retrenchment it is disquieting to find this newly-consti-tuted board committing itself to _ heavy secretarial expenses. With a rate income of £900 the board commits itself to the expenditure of £190 of this amount to clerical work, viz., clerk £100 and 10 per cent, to the Waitemata County Council for collection oi rates, £30. The position is rendered more invidious when ccmpared with like financial obligations of a neighbouring town board (Glen Eden), £50 for secretarial work, llowick Town Board was constituted later than Henderson ; yet the former board foresees the expediency of collecting its rates. Why could the Henderson Town Board not act likewise? Economx.

Sir, —I was much interested in an article, "Back-blocks Women,'* which appo&red in your paper on October 10. Some vears ago I belonged to a let.tci guild m England, which did real good work in bringing cheer into many a lonely heart and homo. Might not something of tho same sort of thing be started in Auckland? I for one would be only too pleased to write a frieudly letter to one or two of these lonely and isolated ones in tho back blocks fortnightly, i am rare there are others who would do the same. If anyone wishes to know what constitutes a letter guild I snail be pleased to tell them. K. E. Dams.