LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 693, 18 December 1909, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

i;■'■; •■: ;w ; ,.;-: ■.•■■"AN APPEAL \;-.-. : Sir,—Will you kindly grant,nio brief ; 'space; •.-■ in: your-.valuable.paper, in;order to'brijig.'be- . fore tho,'public,.our threo homes, in "this city, , : ;in which,we-have-,women and:girls of.all'ages,'.. 'for whom we desire to make the Christmas sea-, son bright and cheerful ? In the past, through the generosity of friends, the ■ Salvatioi Army' has-been enabled to do.much in this direction, and this'year I.trust will not be an exception. . Hundrode of poor women and sought '.shelter, and protection in',our Various.mstita?tions, and-it .is on behalf' of. these ;this appeal , is made.-' ■■:,'''.,[■' .■:■'.'.■-'■'■''.'',' ; ", v" v ;i ' ;■ ': •-■■■lt,is'our r custem to provide:special dirinere,..; teas,' and: presents, .for. both;;inmates.; and' eir '.inmates at Christinas -time.' The .little'girls , , and babies: too_: will ehare in the, joy, and ; br Itho happy-recipient of toys, eto; v. Doubtless many.of your readers will Dβ pleased to help and participate in: making others happy.. -V ' Gifts in money or kind will be gratefully: received at either of our homes—address iut under:, Majqr: Blincoo, "Paulina" .Home, Owen , Street; Stii'V-Capt.-iin JJoi, Children's (Home, : Oweriv Street; Adjutant Tcece, ;Thonipsoß Street—l am, etc., ■ -■;... ;:;,-. : ;.;'■;.-. :! - ..•»;!■ ■■■'-, -.;,-... ;■ '•■ S. XOTING,' Secretary for ■ New • Zealand.- >~

; ; THE LORDS' WAILr.J ,; ; ; . • Sir,—The Lprde , horrible wail against th» land tax:'pr9pbsals' in \tho.lßritish'■ Budget u highly amusing to.the "common herd.", Because Lloyd-George is going.' to -take a''miser--ably small amount. out. of their well-linod pockeU towards the revenue (he will take more from;tho same source later on); because ho wants to eecuro some, measure of justico for tl(e masses by perfectly equitable and .honour, abld means, and because' his whole policy ! n an honest one,', the noble Lords, who have always'fattened- on injustice, call it Socialism and predict the ruination of the country. Thoir absurd, contention, amounts- to : this: that- W better distribution. o£ Avealth and'' legislation in trie . bott- interests :bf"th6- working r.atiow would ruin tlie country; What rubbish!; But '■■■happily,-' (he ' people .arc too U ■ sv'-11-iw , their misrepresentations.- •. • :'; '-, What NeSv Zealand urgently needs before r .anj-. thing else is State-appropriation of , the colu- ' muiiity-cienred value of ! ; i;id, and the toUl abolition of Customs taxation.' Lot-our states..men begin,: and' begin at once,- on,tho lines adopted by Sir.; Lloyd-George, the peoplo't champion.—l am,.etc., .:. ■- : .1 . ; ■ ;j •'.-'.■.:■":'• •■■■::' : ■■' W. OETON SYKES. , . . December IC. :■ ' -'-■ :