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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 499, 15 August 1857, Page 6

private interests, and with a singleness ot pm., pose which even those who differ from him o' many points have fully appreciated. As an officer of the Association—as a member of th General Assembly— at, the leader of the first Responsible Government of New Zealand—, above all, as Superintendent of' Canterbury h" has been largely instrumental in procuring' f or this province a reputation and a position beyond the expectations of its most sanguine wellwishers; and, after initiating amid great diffii culties the new order of Government consequent upon the Constitution Act of 1852, he is returning to England with broken health to work still for this settlement. Under these circumstances, at an influential meeting held at the Eoyal Hotel, Christchurch on the 25th ult., it was resolved that a subscrip! tion be set on foot to enable those who appreciate Mr. Fitz Gerald's services to present him with some valuable proof of such appreciation • and a committee was appointed to carry out the wishes of the meeting. In addressing this circular to their fellowcolonists, the committee wish specially to express the feeling of the meeting that the course now adopted should be exceptional, and should on no account be looked upon as a precedent. Ifc is not because Mr. Fitz Gerald was Superinten. dent, or even our first Superintendent,—it is not merely because he has scrupulously done his duty in the highest office of our little state, that it is proposed to give him a permanent testimonial of the respect and gratitude of his fellow-colonists, but it is in commemoration of services which are not likely to' be equalled for a long time to come. Lists will be opened and subscriptions received by the following gentlemen in their respective districts:— Cheistchtjbch.—Messrs. Gould and Miles, H. B. Gresson, A, C. Barker, and at the Union Bank. Lyttelton.—Messrs. Cookson, Bowler & Co., Messrs. Miles, Kington & Co., at the Union Bank, and at the "Lyttelton Times" Office. Akaeoa.—Messrs. J. Watson and J. Bruce. Pigeon Bay.—Mr. F. Knowles. Okain's Bay.—Mr. A. B. Tuson. Kaiapoi.—Eev. J. Raven, Messrs. W. C. Beswick, A. A. Dobbs, G. C. Black, G. Day, and W. White, the Island. Rangioea.—Mr. T, W. Foster. Motunau.—Mr. J. S. Caverhill. Ashley.—Mr. R. Higgins. Rakaia.—Messrs. G. A. E. Ross and F. G. Leech. Tihaktj.—Messrs. R. Woollcombe, W. X Mac Donald, E. Gray, and P. L. Francis. The following subscriptions have been already received. £ s. H. B. Gresson 20 0 D. Innis , ... ... 50 C. C. Haslewood ... 5 0 Mac Donald, Broths. 10 0 Studholme, Broths 10 0 M.P. Stoddart 5 0 Miles, Kington &Co 10 0 B/W. Woollcombe 5 0 J.C.Wilson 15 0 0. Mathias ... 5 0 C. Bowen 5 0 C. C. Bowen 5 0 IF. G. P. Leach 5 5 !C. R. Blaldston 5 0 A. Blakiston ... ... ... 5 0 The Bishop of Christchurch 5 0 T. W. Hall ... 5 0 C. R. Cox .. 5 0 Alfred Cox ... 5 0 James D. Rogers ... 5 0 Acland and Tripp... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Leonard Harper 2 10 E. H. Fereday 5 0 Edward Jollie ..: 5 0 T. Cass 5 5 G. W. Hall .. t 5 0 Robert Latter 10 0 1. T. Cookson ... ... .;. 10 0 Cookson, Bowler & Co. 10 0 Joseph Palmer 3 3 SamuelGundry 2 2 Rev. H.Jacobs 5 0 A. C. Barker 5 5 R. Westenra .. 5 5 J. Hall ... . ...5 0 Rev. B. W. Dudley 5 0 R. Higgin 5 0 Gould and Miles ... 5 0 Trustees to the Estate of the late W. and J. Deans ... 5 " Alexander Jackson 5 0 W.Robinson ... 10 0 JohnTinline . ..... 5 0 M. le Fleming 2 0 George Watson ... 2 \ C Davie ... ... ... ... 3 3 James Field ... .. .. ... 5 0 F. Noble Campbell &Co ... 6-0 J. Brittan ... 5 ° W. Parish " ... 1 ° M. Burke ' ' 5 <j E.Gray ' ... 3 3 H. A.-Scott "" '.. ... 5 0 A Friend 5 0 J.E.Nathan 1 ° R. J. S. Harman 3 0 Further subscriptions will be announced m a future issue. His Honor's departure from the colony being announced for an early date, it is desirable that the subscription lists should be filled up aiw forwarded as soon as possible.