6lO THE NATIVES IN THE LARGER TOWNS. 



to the Natives whose remittances to their people are most constant 

 and regular. 



If every householder would interest himself in the question 

 of Native thrift by constant enquiry and encouragement of his 

 Native employee incalculable good would result to the Natives 

 generally, and the good effect would most assuredly reach their 

 homes as well. 



It seems to be desirable that a system of deferred pay for 

 Native youths employed in towns should be regularised under the 

 new Bill. 



To 'focus attention and eft'ort in connection with Native aft'airs 

 into an effective channel there should be established in every large 

 town a European society having for its objects the fostering on 

 the part of the European population of a greater interest in, and 

 sense of responsibility for, the social, moral, material and religious 

 well-being of the Native people of the Province, and the taking 

 of such action as may be considered desirable to attain these 

 ■0-bjects. 



The personnel of such societies should be made as various as 

 possible, to include magistrates, doctors, missionaries, attorneys, 

 merchants, mechanics, clerks, etc., so that the influence of each on 

 his fellow-members may serve to correct sectional views, and 

 make the work practical instead of academic. The united efforts 

 of the society may then succeed in dissipating the prevailing 

 lethargy of mind which shows no thought of community with 

 those who recognise the magnitude of the Native problem. 



The delivery of lectures on Native subjects, and the participa- 

 tion of the society in social and recreational work among the 

 Natives, will tend to tone down the asperities between the two 

 races and to bring about mutuallv satisfactory relations — that goal 

 of all those, on either side of the racial barrier, whose common 

 watchword is to " Carry on ! " 



Paper Yarns. — The Bulletin of the Imperial Institute 

 has an article on the spinning of yarns from waste paper, long, 

 narrow strips of thin paper being loosely or tightly twisted for 

 the purpose. These yarns can be made of various thicknesses, 

 and have been employed for weaving a great variety of fabrics, 

 the cost of production being very low. The yarn may be tough- 

 ened by impregnation with size, tannin, or water glass. One of 

 the principal/ uses to which paper yarn has been put is for the 

 manufacture of cordage, ranging from fine twine up to coarse 

 rope. Another use is for the -manufacture of sacks and bags to 

 replace those made from jute or hemp. These sacks are em- 

 ployed for such articles of produce as grain, flour, potatoes, 

 wool, fertilisers, and cement. During the war enormous quan- 

 tities of paper yarn were used for making sand bags for army 

 purposes. Paper yarns have also been employed for the manu- 

 facture of tent canvas, tarpaulins, and as a leather substitute, 

 especially for machine belting. 



