OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 September 1940, Page 6

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

MONEY FOR LONDON (To the Editor.) Sir, —I would esteem it a favour if you would give me an answer to the following query: A good deal is at present being contributed towards the London Distress Fund and as I understand the rate of exchange is at present 25 per cent. What I wish to know is, should a person donate say £lOO is the whole of that £lOO forwarded to London or is 25 per cent taken off, thereby £75 only being remitted to London?. If so. can you also tell me who gets that £25, the New Zealand Government, the banks. or who.— Thanking you in anticipation, yours, etc, ANXIOUS TO HELP. Masterton, September 27. The present exchange rate New Zealand on London is approximately £I2SN.Z. to £lOO sterling. This means that £IOON.Z. remitted to London is converted into approximately £BO sterling. The amount of this reduction is not collected by anybody. It is the difference in value between the two currencies. —Ed. DISTRICT RUGBY (To the Editor.) Sir, —The Wairarapa 1940 football season has now drawn to a close, and I suppose the heads are always willing to listen to a few suggestions for the benefit of the game. Being a keen observer of the Rugby code, I beg a little of your space to offer a little criticism. I will now lake each club on its merits. Carterton, with four teams in the field, won the senior and junior championships and gained second and third places in the two lower grades, a good record mainly brought about by coaching the boys from the primary school upwards. Gladstone were a good second in the seniors, and took fourth place in the third grade. Being a scattered district, Gladstone deserves its place as a_club. Greytown were third in the senior division and unplaced in the third grade. Considering that the Greytown senior team was made up mostly of last season’s junior and third graders, they did not do so badly. What Greytown needs is a good live man to get the young boys together. Take care of the pennies and the shillings will take care of themselves, and don't give preference to an old ’‘has been" if there is a young player available. . Masterton. with four teams in the field won the fourth grade championship, but were unfortunate not to secure a place in the other three grades. A club that can enter four teams is, however, worth its place. Rod Star, with four teams, drew with Carterton for second place in the third grade. The other teams were unplaced. Still they provided football for a good number of boys, so better luck next time. Old Boys, with two teams, senior and junior, came next to last in both events. This club has been under discussion before today by the Union, and I would suggest that it should be handed its running shoes. That would I produce two good senior teams in Masterton. The last club I wish to comment on is what is called the mushroom or the gold watch club. During the past few I years this club has entered only one team, in the third grade. This team] comprised players of all ages, from j boys to married men with families. This team is open to all. Anyone wanting a game can be accommodated. On one occasion it filled up with four Car-

terton fourth grade players and another time with two Red Star juniors. A glaring factor about this club is that it has a delegate on the Rugby Union. . . . Another pair of running shoes wanted. Thanking you.—l am, etc., OBSERVER. Carterton, September 25.