AUCKLAND LETTER
Sir,-The remarks of Sarah Campion in her first Auckland Letter were in very poor taste. A‘ter a commentary on the Auckland Festival she says that "Slums are not supposed to be an integral part of New Zealand life, but in my experience you only have to go out into the healthy countrvside to find as many as the most sordi7-minded could wish for." She then proceeds to give a disparaging account of the shortcomings of a home-made Northland house where she spent 10 days "up to the eyes in squalor." Mrs Campion should be reminded that the comforts of the cities are derived from the efforts of the pioneers who, both in the early days and in our marginal lands today, have endured hardships to develop our primary production. Not only do they forgo the modern amenities of life, but in addition they are required to subsidise the cultural activities centred in the cities. The comments in the Letter are an unfortunate exemple of ennbhery and ig-
norance.
EX-FARMER
(Dunedin). —
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 937, 26 July 1957, Page 11
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172AUCKLAND LETTER New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 937, 26 July 1957, Page 11
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