21 AUGUST 1959, Page 23

SIR,--You naturally emphasise the friendly charact e r of the Provost of

Wakefield's criticism. I had thought

of writing you a letter about Taper & Co., but if I had done so it would not have been in such polite terms,—Yours faithfully,

GEORGE SHERIFF Green's Hotel, 22 Woodlands Terrace, Glasgow, C3