CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16663, 7 April 1916, Page 91

CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

Charles H. Hay ward, councillor for Lcith Ward, explains that his abscncc from the deputation which waited on the Harbour Board on Friday night last in connection with the condition of Lake Logan was duo to tho fact that he was engaged as a member of the Recruiting Committeo in assisting over 20 men, who were in waiting, to (ill up their enlistment cards. " Anzac's Friend" expresses appreciation of the action of tho Women's Patriotic Association in inviting soldiers each to take a lady friend to tho reception to tho men who roturncd by tho Arawa, and inquires if tho Government makes any concessions to soldiers' wives when their husbands are on their threo weeks' leave before returning to duty or being discharged. "Sympathy" complains that although it ia a long time sinco the price of flour was reduced, the bakers have not yet rcduced tho'price of bread. Lot tho Government see to it, "Sympathy" says, that, if tho bakers will not bo satisfied with a reasonable profit, Skite bakeries be established eo that people with largo families and small incomes may get their bread at a fair price. "Consistent," observing that tho Government h.a<s for months past been impressing on employers the urgent necessity of, as far as possibles, releasing all of their employees who aro fit for military servioo, asks _if there is any reason why it should not insist on tho Civil Service' Commissioners acting in the same way. The inembets of the postal service, . who rotired last week on, superannuation are quite equal to the work for years to come, and their retirement row means the taking on of young men who would be better employed fighting the Germans.

"Brook Street" observes that while a fow years ago some hundreds wefe spent in re-forming Opoho road, it is now undergoing an upheaval similar to that undergone by Hcriot row, tho cost of which will probably run into four figures, although the need is not apparent to the ordinary citizen, while so much remains undone in other directions. To the right of the road, just across the bridge, several chains of channelling stand like a fungus growth in a paddock. Various citizens who have been paying rates for over 30 years cannot get a yard of this. For some occult reason it stopped every time at the adjoining corners. Perhaps tho Works Committee can throw light on these operations. "M" expresses himself as confident that every publican in Dunedin would support Mr G. A. Martin, in his suggestion that hotel bars phould be closed at 6 p.m., provided his rent and licensing feo wero reduced. If a publican, paying rent at the rate of £25 a week in addition to high wages and rates and taxes, were to close his premises at 6 p.m. he would be in the Bnnkniptov Court in a very short time. "M" also emphasises the amount of tho contributions which brewery employees are making to tho patriotic funds.