SCRIBBLING PAD NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1929, Page 7

SCRIBBLING PAD NOTES

(By X.)

An English schoolboy settler, after two years in New Zealand writes home that : “it is no use coming out here as a tradesman, or in a profession, because the country is already overstocked with men and women who have degroe r s, and men who are experienced tradesmen. The best job of the lot is that of a farmhand. Once you are in New Zealand and have a job settle down and keep out of the towns, and don’t listen to the man who says you ought to be getting 30s a week and keep. That is why he is out of work, and sooner than work for less he would beg for food that he is practically sure to get. Work hard. Get into it and keep at it, , ml you are sure to get on in New Zealand.” Yes this boy is pretty sure to get on all right. It is a- pity all New Zealand boys were not trained to the same standard of common sense and independence. It would be a far better asset to them than university education, and we wouldn’t have the deplorable spectacle of crowds clamouring to the, Government for relief work—at 14s a day.

Labour party in the Federal campaign promises if returned to establish Commonwealth owned shipping line. Evidently then enormous loss made on the last State owned shipping venture is not to act as a deterrent so far as further squandering of public money is concerned.