CORRESPONDENCE CONDENSED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15828, 29 July 1913, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE CONDENSED.

"Onlooker" writes to say that he has boon struck with the conditions under which the men employed in drainage work, especially tlwt relating to house connections, are working. In some cases they are working over their foot-tops in mud and slimo and are bespattered in mud from top to bottom. Moreover, the licensed man in charge of such a job requires to pass a very exhaustive examination, both theoretical and practical, before he can get down in this mud to lay a pipe or make a joint. "Traveller" expresses- dissatisfaction with the standard' of play shown by the Otago representative team in the football match against the Maoris. He suggests that, with Ihe exception of WilLiams, Woodrow, and M'Donald, the forwards should be allowed to lcwlc on at the next match,' und that Eckhold and Williams should be discarded in the next selection in favour of players who will throw the hall about and' bring all the backs into play. " I. S." declares that, if national prohibition were introduced, the oountry could not stand the loss of the revenue of something like £900,000 per annum derived from the licencing system. It would Ixt interesting to know how the prohibitionists would propose to make up the revenue. Moreover, to steep the country in the degradation of sly gi*og-«olliiig would surely be most unwise. If prohibition would do any good it might be entirely a different matter. With regard to tho "democratic vote pledge," "I. 3." argues tiiat the electors should support men who can view both sides of tho licensing question fairly and justly. "One of the Residents" denies the statement by Or Christie at the meeting of the Taiori County Council that the erection of t.he- bridge over Boat Harbour Creek at Brighton was being hung up by two residents of Brighton with the object of getting a more expensive bridge. It is the position on the proper channel which is in question.