A CORRECTION.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your article, " Children's Meals and Parents' Pockets," in your issue of March 10th, you write: " When Mr. Charles Booth began his great inquiry into London labour he made the elementary-school teachers his principal source of informa- tion." At p. 4 of the Introductory Chapter of Vol. L of his " Life and Labour of the People " Mr. Charles Booth states that for the district inquiry he has relied upon informa- tion obtained from the School Board visitors, and at p. 5 lie explains how it is these visitors are able tu supply full information. I thought it was notorious that these gentlemen had done the spadework for Mr. Booth's stupendous work. You can no doubt give your authority for thinking Mr. Booth employed school teachers. As a manager of schools of many years' standing, I am inclined to think he never even thought
of employing them.—I am, Sir, &c., OLD LIBERAL.
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