5 JANUARY 1918, Page 21

A CORRECTION.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In a letter by me that appeared in the Spectator of December 22nd, either from my careless writing or by a printer's error, I am made to say that the allowance of meat for our farm servants was half-a-stone a head per day—of course this should be per week, not per day. But half-a-stone of meat with us means seven pounds not four pounds, as you put it—i.e., one pound a day.—I am, Sir, &c., EAST RIDING. [The letter was printed as we received it, except that we interpreted a stone of meat to mean eight pounds according to what we believe is the technical measurement. —En. Spectator.]