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Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1924, Page 2

Tick point of view is a tiling of many angles, and it. has occurred to the London Times to remark how few people appear to realise the overwhelming part it plays in 'the world. It i.s often noticeable in the Law Courts, and is the familiar experience of daily life. Two persons are assumed to have seen its same thing. But they have seen ■ i from different angles, or from the standpoint of different prepossessions, and have, in fact, not seen the same thing tit all. They are both telling tin- truth according to their lights, hut their lights are of different colour and intensity. U is not for any man to cast th(> first stone. Even material things wear very different looks ncentding a.s they tire seen from above or from below, front this .side or from that, under the stress of this emotion or the ether. The probability of divergent views is immensely increased when we leave tile mere three-dimensional world for the realm oi' such infinitely various incotnmeiisurdiles a.s moods, feelings, tempera-incuts and, characters. Seeing that its influence can. lie so vital, the wonder is that men are so little careful in allowing for the point- of view of ethers or in selecting their own. It true that for the majority of men there si*f.ttls to he little or no room for choice. By the time they reach the eg” of conscious decision their point of view has been determined for them by t>..rental influence, education, and the general p’C-Mire of their surroundings. Their feet ate sot. in tine phtee and their eyes are fixed in one direction. It never occurs to them that any other outlook is open to them. They tire eeunlly unable to conceive that others Mini have n different point of view and may honestly see things otherwise. Beliefs rnd opinions which are not their o.wr, are therefore set down to stupidity. to perverseness, or to wilful distortion of the truth. To a man so embedded in his point of view the shook of sorrow or adversity which dislodges him from his concreted emplacement comes a.s sheer salvation. Ejected from hit ancient stronghold, he becomes aware of other points of view which commend the field more fairly and more thoroughly than his own. ft is a new work! that he sees when he no longer looks out upon it from the narrow loophole of a self strongly entrenched in its own desires and needs.

A itKritRSKNTATiYE of t-lu> lTnwera '‘Star" recently visited the Coast, anil a late issue of the newspajier contains tin impressions he gained from his t isit. Tho wiiler gathered a good deal of information about the hind, and wrote of it in relation to dairying possibilities. The importance of lime lor fertilising purposes was stressed very strongly, and examples given in regard to various experiments made. The visitor, however, placed his finger on • the weak spot in regard to fanning on the Coast, namely that the farm areas ■ arc far too large. This is generally held to lie the case. It is very patent in regard to the neglected condition of many areas, and it. is a pity sub-divi-siot. is not taking place. Were it to Jo so, it would ensure u larger population being established here, combined with increased productivity from the land. The fact, that the land values of the district are being stressed in a district such as Tiuanaki, where dairying lands art' so highly priced, is interesting and cannot fail to be a good advertisement for Westland. The man on the land here has a better chance than elsewhere, because the burden of highly-priced land does not apply. Be dairy products high or low, the farmer in the Ninth Island has always large interest payments to meet, to cover the cost of his land and other capital intested in proportion. A certain drain of £lO or £l2 per cow to meet the capital changes is a heavy handicap, as it is an oppressive burden when market prices are depressed. The outlook for the dairy farmer is as bright on the Coast as anywhere. With cheaper priced land and plenty of good lime tVr fertilising purposes, the giowtit ol good teed is a-suted. Grasses ran he grown proliueally under proper treatment. and that is the initial factor factor towards success. It is iiUeiestinp to find Westland so pleasantly advertising in the Taranaki district, the; heme of dairying, and it will not he sc? pi Ding as a consequence to find dairy farmers turning their steps this vay in the near future.