A PROTEST.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The slur cast upon the barmaids, barmen and bar-servers in the Herald of the sth. whilst alluding to Mr Dickson’s patent tills, is too severe to be allowed to pass unnoticed. The name of the writer is well known to me, although he now assumes an alias, having altered his original^surname and added an additional Christian one. In the local there is a distinct imputation of dishonesty to those who attend to the wants of a thirsty public—but why ? Honi soil qui mal-y pense. I have a firm belief that when Mr Dickson introduced these somewhat, stale novelties it was not with the intention of checking|his servants, but when the writer of the paragraph alluded to tries to make out that by means of a '* detective box ” honesty is secured, he makes a mistake. If a barman be not honest let his employer sack him, but to keep a man honest you must let him see that you place trust in him. —I am, &c, A Babman
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 6, 8 November 1883, Page 2
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173A PROTEST. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 6, 8 November 1883, Page 2
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