27 JULY 1944, Page 14

PUBLISHERS AND LABOUR SIR,—With reference to Mr. Harold Nicolson's "

Marginal Conunen. in your issue of July 2ISI, has he not omitted to take into account t question of labour? I have some reason to think that although m paper were supplied printers could not materially increase the supplY books because of shortage in the supply of labour. The binding of

is another real difficulty.—Yours, &c.,

Nethy Bridge, Inverness. J. F. FAIRWEATHER.