A WORD FOR THE CHINESE.

The average New Zealander is'as dull as he is illogical. He talks''of this country as his, when it was' taken from its original inhabitants "by violence and trickery. He would how hinder its progress by putting difficulties in the way of the Chinese. Outside our farmers, these are the only people who are not afraid of hard work.' They work for what they can.make, not for wage payments altogether out of proportion to the services rendered. As to their standard of living, I am sure it could hot.be worse than that of many New Zealanders, who live on.poor meat that they may make themselves ridiculous in glad rags at a price altogether beyond their means or their chance of' being respectable, even with such aid. The more quiet New Zealanders keep about alleged Chinese immorality the better. The pot cannot very well call the kettle black. I find the Chinese in their shops honest and courteous. For every doubtful Chinese I can put forward a dozen more doubtful white men who are no credit to any country and least of all to their own. We pretend to. be superior to Chinese. We are really jealous and afraid of their capacity for thrift and hard work. I, for one, hope the Harbour Board will not allow themselves to be rushed by ignorance and prejudice into injustice. As to Chinese sending money out of the country, I should like a believable answer when I ask "Whaffor?" To help Chinese war lords I don't think! FAIR PLAY. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 268, 12 November 1930, Page 13