AN UNFORTUNATE BENEFACTOR

Dunstan Times, Issue 1172, 15 August 1884, Page 3

AN UNFORTUNATE BENEFACTOR

It is estimated that bocween 1881 and 1865 Bombay received 81 millions sterling over and above what she had during the previous five years gladly accepted a* full value for her cotton. A great deal of this fabulous wealth disappeared during the mad rush of speculation which whelmed the city in 1864 ; but a good deal of it stuck, and its proceeds may he seen to this day. Wealthy natives, making Coup after coup in cotton, and scarcely knowing what to do wi hj their money, determined to keep their memories green by dowering the city with some stately gift in stone. One presented a lac of rupees wherewith to build the clock tower which looks abroa i over island, sea, and mainland. When the inevitable crash came this benefactor was mined. Only recently tbo tower has been completed, anti it was found that soununificent had been the money gift, it was impossible to spend the last LSOOO. The original donor, pathetically setting forth bis present position of comparative destitution, petitioned the Go vernment to refund him this overplus, which wonld be sufficient, to give him a fresh start in business. The Government, in a mireßo which cannot be mad without a glow of a'■ miration, frigidly rebuked the unfortunate man for oven submitting such a proposition to th and ve nitnied linn that the money, should they loose thengrasp of it, belonged not to linn but to his creditors. Hereupon the credi.ors prickeo up their ears and haile i “ a Daniel coma u> judgement,’' But the Governmmt felt they had done all that could he expected in tho cause of oommereial morality by laying dowu this princitilo ; and they hold on to the money —Btlgi’dvin.

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