UNNECESSARY WORKS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3156, 7 August 1917, Page 6

UNNECESSARY WORKS

Sir,-To-day is the beginning of the fourth year of this wretched war. We. have acclaimed from end to end. 01 tnki Dominion that "we shail fight to a finish: and shall not sheath the sword untiL Prussian militarism is finally and forever destroyed." Well, 'then, don't you think,, sir, that we should endeavour from tinsday on to nse every shilling that can, be spared to carry out to the end -this ureat victory for which we are all Heating. 'I have •to-night replied to a number of letters soliciting donations for various objects-rail excellent in their way. J. have just given a substantial donafaoni to the Salvation Army at Wellington. Tho Wellington Boys' Institute is dently sadly in need of funds. The Wellington Diocesan Church Schools Board i-. erectinir a new school and wants moneyA great deal of voluntary subscriptions will be required to build the new Cathedral at Wellington. St. Matthew's Church at Masterton wants funds nlso wherewith.' to erect a new church school. The Collegiate School at Wanganui requires fc good round sum for a new organ foi> their chapel. I don't quite agree with: one reverend gentleman who 6tated to-' me that "if we don't get it now we> shall never get it." "Make hay while the sun shines." This might apply in. normal times, but I have come to tho conclusion, sir, that all new' works noir beta" undertaken should stand over until we have won the war. There will stilt be enough money left in the countrr after peace is declared to carry ont thesa and other similar good works. Our .National Government is asking for a loan of 12 millions of money to carry on tne> war. A great deal of this money will come out of the pockets of tho T>K>ple,. and I say again, sir, that every that can be-spared should be used lor that object, and that all othor works now beine contemplated should be. set aside until the war is over, and a_ great ami glorious Carterton, August 4, 1917.