HAMILTON AND ART.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16817, 8 June 1926, Page 6

HAMILTON AND ART.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —I have noticed in two recent issues of your valuable paper two letters referring to the above subject. Now, sir, as a resident of Hamilton, and in my own small and inoffensivo way a lover of art in its true sense, I would, with your permission, like to trespass sufficiently on your space to point out to your correspondents one or two small matters which greatly effect the peopc of this fair town who have a desire to admire art in its truo form. Hamilton is, comparatively speaking, a new town, and a large number of its_ inhabitants are' endeavouring to provide for themselves and their families a borne, and what is a truer form of art than a mother's work in her own home.' Tlie greater proportion of these home builders are people whose purses are limited, the average wage in many cases being less than £4 10s per week. To come to the main point, I notice that reserved seals for Pavlova arc priced at £l. Is per seat plus tax, and I, we will suppose, am a working man With a wife and two children earning £5 per week. Out of my wages I pay 35s for interest, insurance and rates, and 25s to 30s for light, bread and milk. This leaves me £2 per week for meat, all groceries, clothing, shoes, doctors, and cS'cmisl.s' accounts, etc. Now, "Mr Hackenschmidl" and "Mr Hakim Singh," in the event of Pavlova or any other famous artist visiting Hamilton, I would be pleased if you gentlemen would kindly advise me where I mighty raise two guineas, which would enable my wife and myself to fully appreciate true art.—l am, etc., HOMKBUILDER. P.S.—ln addition to the two guineas please add 5s for a houscgirl to mind the children for the evening. (To the Editor.) Sir, —To give vent to vituperation on a population of 13,000 because one's whims arc not gratified is puerile—childish in the extreme. The elegant flow of "hot air" the people of Hamilton has received from "Hakim Singh" is not only unjust, but quite uncalled for. The onus of failing to appeal to Pavlova's manager to include Hamilton in this talented artisfs itinerary of New Zealand rests with the caterers of amusements—not tho patrons! If I am in error in making this assertion, "Hakim Singh" surely had the opportunity of moving in the matter as well as any other person, but he evidently preferred to "sit on the rail" and become captious to the whole populace.—l am, etc., CIVIS.