(To TES EDITOR OF TES " SPWTATOIL") SHA,—I am an
official in a fairly large brewery, and as such am not in favour of losing my means of living. I am also a citizen of Great Britain, and as such recognize the absolute necessity for sobriety amongst its people. The sacrifice of an individual to the public good is, however disagreeable to the individual. not;
of sufficient importance to be allowed to stay that good. But there are thousands involved, many of whom would be unable to turn to other occupations. It is not in the interests of the nation to ruin this large number. The solution of the difficulty seems to me to lie in State Purchase, as advocated by you, care being taken that part,of the purchase-money shall be allocated to the officers of the companies as compensation. I am not sure what you mean by "permanent officials." Probably few have permanency in the strict sense, but managers, secretaries, cashiers, solicitors, and others who are subject to be dropped after notice are nevertheless entitled to honest—not necessarily generous
—treatment.—I am, Sir, &c., AN OFFICIAL. [In dealing with the case of the officials of the Trade we would rather err on the side of generosity than of closeness.—Ea. Spectator.]
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