SUNDAY LABOUR.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1216, 26 August 1911, Page 10

SUNDAY LABOUR.

Sir,—lu your issue of 18th instant tbero appeared an enlightening contribution under ttio heading of "Sunday Labour." signed by " Hataitoi." I think that liis nom do plume, should have been "Will o' the Wisp," for in his matter ho is certainly "hero an,i there" at the one time, and whoever tries to catch him tries in vain, because of his shifting nature. Assuming that our brother had Wellington in his mind when speaking of solid iniquity to tho square inch, I shall leave tho first paragraph of his interesting growl alone, # because, although there are fourteen lines of print, there is nothing definite in them, except that he, knowing Wellington to bo such a hotbed of cormptin-i. came hero. I would like to know what form "Hataitai" takes. • Is he a Man? or is lie a what? If he is a Man, and is really inconvenienced or unduly annoyed by the fact that eight men work on two yachts lying close together, or that men build workshops aiid paint, I would adviso him to acquaint the lawbreakers direct that they nre annoying him, and endeavour to pirsuado them of tho wrong they are doing, instead of rushing prematurely into print over the matter. I imagine, however, ,i species of human being who first of all rushes up Hamilton Road, and, after taking his notes there goes pell-mell round j Oriental Bay and Evans Bay, looking 'around everywhere for trouble. It may be, and I am sorry I did not think of tho position before, that "Hataitai" has been prosecuted for digging in bis garden for five minutes. • If that is so, one can readily understand the reason of his.growl, but I would still remind "Hataitai" that he is no Judge of tho yachtsmen and overworked labouring men, anyhow. If he has a complaint, ho should -know what steps .to take in tho matter. It is in tho minds of some people a wrong thing to take exercise on tho Sabbath. In tho minds of others, however, it is a good and beneficial thing to take excrciso on that ■ day, and in a great number of cases that day is the only one in the seven when tho opportunity for physical exercise presents itself. As for "Hataitai's" suggestion in tho matter of formation of a society for laying information in every'case, of Sunday work, the thought arises that possibly ho belongs to the class who won't work on any day of tho week if he can dodge it. Oh, yes, Mr. "Hataitai," you've got a terrible grievance. The wonder is that you have not formed your society long ago, or have you been asleep?—l am, etc., ONE OF THE EIGHT.