Caution—Go Slow!
HENEVER I am amazed at the wide range of subjects covered in the A.C.E. talks, I remind myself that a high standard of omniscience has been set by that pioneer of housecraft, Mrs, Beeton, who has tackled among many other things The Best and Most Humane Method of Killing all Large Hogs, Vaccination, Rearing an Infant by Hand, Wills, the Childrens Hour, Headache, and the Diet of the Wet Nurse. When the A.C.E. spoke the other day on Buying, Renting, and Letting a Property," I was not surprised to find that Mrs. Beeton devotes ten pages to this subject, opening with a solemn warning that "nothing demands more caution than deciding on the purchase of a house." Even Mrs, Beeton’s strong spirit might have quailed at the complexities of the Fair Rents Act, the Land Sales Court, the
priority rights of servicemen and their families, and the balance of hardship; but the A.C.E. plunged right in with their usual competence and straightened out several tangles. I thought that they slightly under-rated the practical difficulties of exchanging properties just now, but their advice was good: "If you have a place that keeps out the rain, it is better to ride the storm in it, and save and plan."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 312, 15 June 1945, Page 12
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