Highwater Mark of Optimism.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 185, 30 March 1932, Page 2

Highwater Mark of Optimism.

Curious questions are asked at the offices of the social workers, and it is wonderful the faith some people, ri-ght down on their luck, have of their bright prospects in the future (says an exchange). What might be described as the highwater mark of optimism in this respect was shown when one person in a northern city who had invested a half-crown in a lottery ticket wanted to know if he could get any informat'on as to the best way to invest the £2000 first prize if it came his way. He had not too much faith in Government bonds, and thought local body debentures were worse, and he was not too "shook" on the banks. When told that it might he a good thing to put it into a nice little property, he said that he had been told that the "bottom" had dropped out of property. He had no further use for advice given by those from whom he sofight it, when, as a parting shot, he was told that the half-crown would have been better investred in food than put into a lottery ticket. What he wanted to know was what chance ■ of getting a fortune he would have then had.