ITO THE EDITOR OF THZ "SPECTATOR."]
Sra,—The better housing of the wage-earners is of prime importance; health, self-respect, and morality, with many other benefits, are involved, and aids to solving the problem are most welcome. You, Sir, in the Spectator of the 5th inst. have given a clear statement and comprehensive details, including the cost of a double cottage built to your order. Mr. Thackeray Turner followed last week, proposing a different arrangement of rooms, but he omits to mention the cost of his block, stating truly that the price will vary according to situation and other conditions. Seeing, however, that finance, in this as in most other mundane affairs, is apt to be the determining factor, Mr. Turner will add greatly to the value of the information published if he will consent to mention the prices paid for blocks built. Any further particulars bearing on the various situations would be useful; but apart from this, the actual cost would give point to the information, the lack of which detracts so much from its practical value.—I am, Sir, &c., LIONEL B. WELLS. Salcombe, South Devon.
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