MEALS FOR HUNGRY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21032, 22 May 1930, Page 10

MEALS FOR HUNGRY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

' TO THE EDITOR. ♦ Siß,—l am glad to see that your correspondmit Do It Now” not only approves -j- supplements, my scheme -for providing a hot mid-day meal of nourishing barley broth at school for the children of the unemployed in Dunedin and provincial towns and townships wherever it may be found necessary, gome such scheme as. Well as that for the collection and 1 railage or fallen apples, suggested by Mr A. B. Newland, sen., in to-day’s paper, would prove more effective and beneficial than meetings in the Trades Hall and . bombarding the Government and charitable aid distributors for more money. The fallen apples could be distributed after the children had partaken of their nud-day meal, and I enclose a contribution to help to pay railage and expenses of •?, i lll *' mea t kitchen fund, if you will be good enough to hand it to any committee formed for the purpose. d a (?ain appeal to the wives and widows ot farmers and other primary producers, now residents in towns and townships of Otago and Southland, 'to take this necessary philanthropic work in hand, well Knowing that they have both experience and ability to provide a toothsome and nourishing dish of barley broth for the hungry and cold children, which is better tor them than tqa and bread many have to be content with at present. Governments find difficulty in borrowing money to provide the wherewithal for the many works they have in hand at the moment, I fancy the Labour leaders are forgettul that no less than 77 per cent, of the Hospital and Charitable Aid rates thev are demanding is provided by the countv ratepayer or primary producer, many o‘f • whom are as short of cash as town residents, who contribute only the remaining per cent of the amount, while most of the hospital patients and employees who need help live m towns.—l am, etc., Pbiuabt Peodhceb.