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EX-ZINEIRS AND PRAW~NING.
Sir,--Tie letter in your issueo of the 28th
inatunt is opportune. "Surapped" evi
dently knows the facts. Tile accusations
hnrled at the miners by "Fisherman" and
others are unwarranted. I happen to
know several of the ex-miners auld other
uille wol'kerls who al'oe endeavoilrilng to
eke out a imengro existence by prawtlug,
and ratlher tlua "scab" on tlsherlnean, or
nayolle else faor that matter, they would
rathellor starve. As '?Sorapped" pointedi
out, they have been thrown on tile orup
heap by the closUI down of tlie mlinoesli'
whclh thel had been workhng. Another
thling I 1lnhose exominer fisheruen never
rcfl?se to bIanld-out; prawns to anIy of their
feollows li nisfortuno whlo hlavo not the
wherewithal to lpurchase tllem, and tlhat
is more than curn be said of lthe. "'din
kim'" ?hlI'rmeni . However, thle 'faul Ies
not with the miners, or tihe isleermen.
bht rather wilth a Vstein that compels
Ien to fly t eaonch other's tlhroats for tile
right to catchl a few nmiserable prawns to
provide etaenlllace for theniselveo s and
amilies. So long as they are coatont
to "only want a little"t (to qnpot "Slernp
ed"I)-conutent to bring thbir elhitiren up
n111 i vnvirolnnc hent tIlat n only breed
ilonrancoe and all its conisequenlt evils-it
will oever be thus, !tls e cne nibblingtile
thIliles nn tIllo wnayslde is centant, appar
elitly. 11ut wiho wants to ba in neo ?
"H-Rmo,"n
Ilniton,. . .
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