2 FEBRUARY 1918, Page 13

WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR ,—I received the attached Weekly Bulletin of the Ministry of National Service in an O.H.M.S. franked envelope. Is there any need for its publication ? There can be none for the Honours List at the end. Is it a method of finding occupation for the staff ? Db other Departments also have their Weekly Bulletins 1—I am, Sir, &c., E. G. IL WILLIAMS, M.D. The Golding:, Cot wall, Malvern.

[This Weekly BUlletin is marked No. 11. It is in effect a magazine which bestows indirect praise on the Ministry of National Service in the course of giving information and dis- cussing matters of public interest. It is, we suppose, written, edited, produced, and distributed at the expense of the taxpayer. The Honours List to which our correspondent refers contains the names of officials of the Ministry who have been decorated.—Eo. Spectator.]