(TO Till EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—Your sense of fairness
will, I feel sure, admit a word in 'favour of the much-abused Government Department which issues the Ordnance maps. Some time ago (in July, to be precise) I wished to obtain the one-inch map of the island of Islay. Being in Glasgow, and remembering that the post- offices generally show some information about these maps, I went to the bead post-office in that city, and was at once informed of the name of the local agent, whose place of business was in one of the main streets of the city. I went, and found from the key map that to cover the island I should have to obtain about four different maps, because it overran the boundaries of as many sections; but I also found that the Department had made up, and the agents had in stock, a special map of the island, so that it was possible to obtain all that was required for no greater cost than that of one of the four maps which otherwise appeared to be necessary. This seems to me to show readiness on the part of the Department to perceive and meet the necessities of the public, and also to show that the difficulty which many people seem to find in obtaining the maps they require does not exist in all cases.—I
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