[TO THR EDITOR OP THE "SPROTATOR.1
SIR,—In your issue of the 14th inst. your correspondent " Con- tentus sorte men" writes that on an income of £160 to £170 per annum he brought up "a large family, all of whom are doing well" ; that he has had about thirty removals, the cost of which he describes as " very heavy" ; that he owes nothing, but, on the contrary, has "a small balance to the good." Well may you, Sir, describe such a record as "one of which he may indeed feel proud." As a person of restricted means myself, I should, in common probably with many others of your readers, feel deeply grateful if your correspondent would state the number of his family, and give as fully as possible the principal items of his expenditure, such as rent, taxes, fuel, light, food, servant's wages, education, travelling expenses (including cost of removals), and such other particulars as would enable us to comprehend the valuable lesson of economy which he himself appears to have mastered.—I am, Sir, &c.,
F. H. A.
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