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NZ Truth, Issue 882, 21 October 1922, Page 4

the Stoke Industrial School for bad lads was given a new task' m life, something" m connection with the Mental Defectives Department's work and half a ship load of furniture was taken, over from Nelson to the Lahmann Home at Miramar." . "Couldn't the new department have used that furniture without rushing it about from island to island?" "Perhaps so, perhaps not; anyhow it did not. Hanged if I can see the reason for that fine place lying idle. Look at the amount of money tied up. and doing nothing. Seven thousand or so at 6 per cent., not to mention £150 each year for the carotaker, is not to bo sneezed at these hard times. The place might very well bemused as a temporary lodging place Tor our English immigrants. Lord' knows some of them have a rough enough spin looking for a place with a roof to it, and there are quite a few good enough New Zealanders who would run a mile to be first m on the chance of a room or two to rent at a reasonable figure, Government restrictions and regulations notwithstanding. If the Government would give over some of the time it spends m optimising and cast an eye on a few such instances .of .chuckiii.tr money away 'twould be better for you and i&«. 'Truth.'."