CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 49, 27 September 1907, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Permit me to express in a few words my gratification at the re-ap-pearance of the well-known name of i "W. 8." in your columns ?nd to-sug- -- gest the hope that the said -esteemed writer will continue the series of articles so ably begun in your lastissue. I say "begun" because the subject is such a comprehensive one that even "W. 8." might be pardoned for being unable to say all there is to be said about it in one essay. A gifted man has many admirers and when a writer displays his talents in the cause of honesty and humanity, we must all appreciate the singlcmindedness and beneficence of the action. Your contributor depicted vividly the past and present systems employed in various walks of life and ably showed the inevitable trend of Evolution in the human race. In his sketch, however, the writer makes it known that there are things easy of remedy, and devices and subterfuges * of builders such as "W. 8." describes are surely provided against by employing an architect. Still, I am afraid that there are even more sore spots to be disclosed in the building line, and would suggest that " W. 8." should include bricklayers and their methods in a future article.'"" : It is by dealing unsparingly with the trades and callings of every day life which affect us all, that good is accomplished. I have known personally of unscrupulous and presumptuous selfstyled bricklayers using such paltry makeshifts as barbed wire instead of the staunch and proper chimney-bar in the erection of a chimne} r , and doubtless other equally objectionable features attached to the ridiculous work of the same individual. I sincerely hope the timely contribution of our valued friend will bear good fruit. We are in the first stages of the building of an important town, and to the man who can use both pen and hammer to the end of producing sound and lasting work the thanks of the whole community are due. —I am, etc., BRICKLAYER'S LABOURER. TO THE EDITOR. Slß,—The public spirit of Te Kuiti seems to move spasmodically, and despite much talk on the part of some of the residents, there is a charming lack of finality attached to the majority of the schemes projected for the public weal. The controversy over the Town Board and the the tenure of the township was waged hotly for some time, and was then emphatically dropped. The Medical Fund project, after a meteoric initiation, languished painfully for months until revived by circumstances which we all regret. In the same connection the old executive has been wearing an expression of injured virtue because it was not coaxed and consulted over the resuscitation of the scheme. However, it is nice to know that the Fund is flourishing, and has every appearance of growing large enough to serve its intended purpose. Reverting to the township, I see that ' the people of Utiku —a Native township similar to Te Kuiti—are petitionin<?Parliament for a change of tenure. Why not adopt a similar course at Te Kuiti? Then, again, a Town Board is surely one of the first steps towards progress in a growing centre, and is certainly a step worth the earnest consideration of all the residents. Possibly the painful lack of initiative, on the part of the Te Kuitians, is due to an excess of " that tired feeling," but I should be grieved to think so. In any case it is time the many things necessary for the progress of the place, were tackled in a workmanlike way, or the condition of things will be a standing reproach to everybody concerned. Let the progressive spirits be up and doing, and adopt the creed of" Those who are not for us are against us," and they will be deserving of the gratitude "of all. Furthermore, they will be justifying their own existence and have the satisfaction of sharing the white man's burden with the other great ones of the earth.—l am, etc., BACKBLOCKER.