NEW ZEALAND AND IRELAND
Sir--May I trespass on your time and space to defend a friend? I was listening (as usual), to Miss Scanlan’s talk the morning she mentioned the shortage of candles in Ireland, and yesterday I was amazed to hear that some people thought she said "Like New Zealand the country people had only lamps and | candies." As I live on a particularly isolated farm, and have enjoyed the comforts of electricity for three and a-half years, I couldn’t possibly have overlooked such a ridiculous mistake.
MAUD A.
DALGETY
(Mangaweka).
Sir.-I was surprised to read in a letter about Miss Scanlan’s talk on Ireland that three of her listeners said they heard her use the expression "Like New Zealand" when comparing this country with Ireland regarding electricity. I feel quite sure that she used the term "unlike New Zealand," as I happened to be listening at the time, and felt grateful for the electricity I enjoy so far from a town
centre.
E.
BREWER
Mangaweka).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 139, 20 February 1942, Page 4
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167NEW ZEALAND AND IRELAND New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 139, 20 February 1942, Page 4
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