A Man Among a Million.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 197, 19 August 1873, Page 7

A Man Among a Million.

We have 'on 'one or Wo occasions been afforded the pleasure of making known instances of honourable feeling displayed in the payment of debts incurred years ago, and which could not now be lewdly enforced. An instance of this kind has been brought iinder our h'Otiee by Mr J. New l man. About twelve years ago Mr Richard Hudson Carried on business at Newmarket* where he failed. He left the Colony, and went to Melbourne-, but did not succeed there as well as he could hive Wished-, and six years ago he returned to Auckland-. Since then he has been engaged in mining pursuits, and has suACcede 1 sft well that lie has been able to pay off the whole of his debts, amounting to ,£7f>o. With the exception of one or two disputed accounts all the claims against him have beeti satisfied in full. The example set by Mr Hudson is one worthy of imitation, and we trust the hop - ? expressed in 111 letter will be realised, and that others will be induced to regard debts like other duties as " sacred, things to be fulfilled." The creditors of Mr Hudson, who were agreeably surprised I at receiving what they had regarded as beyond, all hope, gave expressions to their 'feelings of satisfaction by presenting that ! gentleman with a handsome testimonial, i In acknowledging this gift Mr Hudson ! wrote:—"To Messrs Thomas Oheesemart-, Joseph Newnv.\n,.and)the subscribers to R-. Hudson's Testimonial Fundi —Permit me to thank you most sincerely for the elegant testimonial youhaVe thought proper to present me with in acknowledgment of the liquidation by me Of certain old obligations incurred about twelve years ago. When I was first asked to give i my consent to such a proposal I replied i that on two grounds I should be happy-to j do so—the first, that to all future generations of my family's name such ah heirloom might descend as a worthy inheritance and memento of past times'; and second, that possibly some gcbl might r'6- | suit pub'icly in the way of imitation. For

it cannot be esteemed a light tiling for any individual or community tb he possessed with the conscientious principle that debtSj like other duties, are sacred things to he fulfil led and discharged whenever circumstances permit, the benefit.of the Act to the contrary notwithstanding. Trusting that such ends may be answered by an action which it gives me great pleasUre .to perform : and again thanking, yon for your kind appreciation,-—1 remain, gentlemen}, your ohediwit servant, KicitD. Hudson.—Auckland Evening Stair.