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Dunstan Times, Issue 779, 23 March 1877, Page 4

As an instance of an honorable desire to make reparation for a fault committed, the following facts -will I e read with interest: —About 12 years ago, a teller m the Bank of New Zealand at Invercargill, was the cause of the Bank losing a sum of L 24.0, The Bank made a c’aim for that amount upon the Colonial Assurance Company, in which the officer was guaranteed, and the claim was promptly met. The teller left the service of the Bank. Having succeeded in business, he recently sent the sum of L 240 to make good the loss he occasioned them so many years before. The Bank have since written to the Australasian Alliance Assurance Company, of Melbourne, the legal representative of the Colonial Assurance Company, enclosing a cheque for the full amount paid by the latter company under the guarantee policy referred to. The Standard says that a Christchurch medical practitioner had a lucky windfall a few days ago. One of Ids patients having succumned to the malady for which the gentleman in question had treated him, it was found on opening deceased’s will, that 1.500, nearly all he possessed, had been bequeathed to that fortunate disciple of Esculapius. Query ; did the doctor know the contents of that will 1 f A would-be wit asked his old undo if the telling of a bell did not put him in mind of his latter end. “ No, Sir,” be replied ; but the ropq puts mein mind of yours.”