DECLINE OF THE BIRTHRATE

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1471, 1 November 1905, Page 2

DECLINE OF THE BIRTHRATE

TO THE EDITOR - - Sir, —I would libo to s»y y '» few word in reference to E.N.D.V letter apoi tho above subject. , Having reac letters written by neatly every class, from a president of 'a Republic down* to 'thi working man, enob in their turn giving their several opinions,. I believe thai i E.N.D has como closer to the ' mark that • most of them. . The rich man says ,it it I monstrous;? the;parson proclaims iftfii ; tprribly wicked, eto. ' I would like to S9k these gentleman tbc question, can they look at it m an impartial manner?;' It is all very.welj foraman of means to say "Populate the flonntry." I will tell you, Mr Editor, what. the poor man,.having a family of three or four, with tho slightest forethought; says! Now I have lost, in the last 12 months, 11 weeks'* work, which; reduces' my .wage down to about 6s and a tittle extra per day; Tom wants anew pair of boots ;Alios wants a new dteßs, and so.on; pnd after all w told I can't put my hand on a shilling and call it my own,- . What will it he if another comes on the scene, especially if I have worse lnok ns far as: work is concerned. And a thousand suoh thoqghts as these make him feel as if he would like to Bend one of his three or to 'to' thcie strong: advocates of advancement. ; Unless tho Government offers, some iny duoeTientjfor every.ohild in a family \a«M oumboting'above font., the people .thai know how will never be;talkedirita m forced to etarvo eight or peqso of the three or fonr tbatnßa .might bo able tp rear in ft way.(hej.enonli be brought up} And I honestly think that if" therevwaa < some even in Waihi, instead of trying out'for a school in the East, there woujd have, to be >the.'same call . for,the quarters as well. —I ton,"eta, X--}\ j/fi 1 SawdostV,' ■ Waihi, October 30th, 1905, ,/.v > 'V&J