PREVENTION OF PAUPERISM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 9 April 1883, Page 2

PREVENTION OF PAUPERISM.

The following is the Hon. Major Atkinson's reply to Mr W, Green's letter :

Dunedin March 80th 1883. My dear Mr Green.,—l received with much pleasure upon my arrival in Dunedin, your letter dated 27 inst, I thank you for your expression of sympathy' with the objects I have in view, and am very glad to hear that you have been able to give the subject sufficient consideration to prepare a scheme which you propose to submit to the public, I fear that I must have failed 'to make my meaning clear to you in my late addresses in Christohurch, bb yon appear to think that I do not attempt to grapple with the produoing causes of poverty, crime and: disease, but only propose a scheme founded upon the Her Mr Blaokley's, of national thrift to overcomo the curse of pauperism; whereas I devoted one evening to show that it would be impossible to. deal successfully with pauperism withont we went to the root of the evil and passed good laws relating to all matters of our social organisation, of which time permitted me to refer to some only. I have very little hope that the introduction of a pauper, class can be prevented in this country except by the combination, of good laws relating to our social organisation and national thrift, which past experience seams to show us mutt be compulsory; but if any other scheme can be shown to effect the object whioh we have in common more than the one I have submitted, I shall lie only too happy to support it, as my desire is to secure the result, and not the adoption of any particular'scheme. I may add, what to me it a simple trusim, that no scheme can be practicable that has not the hearty co-operation of the people, I shall certainly, if possible, make it a point to be present at your lecture, bat as my time is limited I my be prevented. I shall be moon obliged, however, ifyoa could arrange some day on which it would be possible for me to be present. lam &0., H. A, &TWSOS,