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 cany 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. It is. not becasne Mr. Fitz Gerald was Superintendent, 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 :— Cheistchttech. —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" I Office. Akaboa.—Messrs. J. Watson and J. Bruce. Pigeon Bat.—Mr. F. Knowles. Okain's Bay.—Mr. A. B. Tuson. Kaiapoi.—Rev. J. Raven, Messrs. W. C. Beswick, A. A. Dobbs, G. C. Black, G. Day, and W. White, the Island. Rangioea.—Mr. T. W. Foster. Motunatj.—Mr. J. S. Caverhill. Ashley.—Mr. R. Higgins. Rakaia.—Messrs. G. A. E. Ress and F. G. Leech. Timaetj.:—Messrs. R. Woollcombe, W. K. Mac Donald, E. Gray, and P. L. Francis. The following subscriptions have been already received. £ s. H. B. Gresson 20 0 D. Innis 5 0 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 O. Mathias 5 0 C. Bowen ... ... ... ... 5 0 C. C. Bowen ... 5 0 F. G. P. Leach ... ... 5 5 C. R. Blaldston ... l 5 0 A. Blakiston ... .;..„!.„,...„.,„>,:• 6 P The Bishop of Christchurch ".'!.* '... 5 6 i T. W. Hall 5 0 I 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 ... ... ... 5 0 Robert Latter ... ... ... 10 0 I.T.Cookson ... ...... 10 0 Cookson, Bowler & Co. ...... ... 10 0 Joseph Palmer ... ... ...... ... 3 3 Samuel Gundry ... 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 lale W. and J. Deans ... ... 5- 0 Alexander Jackson ... ... ... ... 5 0 W.Robinson ... ... 10 0 John Tinline 5 ; 0 M. le Fleming ... 2-0 George Watson % 2 C. Davie ... ... 3 3 James Field 5; 0 F. Noble Campbell & Co. ... 5; 0 J. Brittan ... ... , 5; 0 W. Parish ..'■' 1 0 M. Burke ... ~\ . ..' 5 0 E. Gray ! ... ... ... ... .', ... 3; 3 H. A f Scott ... ... ". ... 5 0 A Friend [], , 5j 0 J.E.Nathan . ... 110 R. J. S. Harman 3 0 Podepmy Tpuber ..'HO Rev. G. CotteriU ... ... ... 5;0 J. S. Caverhill ... ... 50 G.H.Moore . 10 f 0 W. T. C. Purnell !!!!.. 210 C. 0. Torlesse ...... 5j 0 J.H. Ward '", ... 5i 0 Messrs. R. and G. Rhodes .. .. 10 i 0 W.B Scott; ... ... ." ... 3 .13 J. Cordy , ... 2i 0 R. Hilton ... ... .'.'.' '." '," [ 2 0 Rev. W. W. Willock ... ... " ... 2 0 ' Thos.F. Duncan ... 3 3 Thos.H. Potts ..; 5 0 Thos. Sanderson ...... .... s^o E. C. Latter... ... ... ... 2; 2 Alexander Lean ... ......".. ... 5 0 T.C.Barnard ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 • Further subscriptions will be announced in a future issue. His Honor's depai'ture from the colony being announced for an early date, it iji desirable that the subscription lists should ,b6;filled up and forwarded as soon as possible. '
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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 503, 29 August 1857, Page 6
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