Mrs Jessop's Subscrip-TION LIST.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 167, 20 June 1883, Page 2

Mrs Jessop's SubscripTION LIST.

The following: correspondence h*s been sentto this oflaoe, wejpTeßumeior: publication, as it is \a matter that An some degree concerns a section at least of the public :— Dear Sir, * J e'Hould feel much : obTTgedf to you if ■yon'could'^give me some lifcfle advice as to* bow to proceed with Mr Burr;* who .went round with ; a list; for to^get a 1 small subscription.- He ; <kme to me on th« sth. June, and- handed -me-oYer-two~ pounds ten shillings. 1 heard nothing more from him until I sent to him this morning. I eacloae Lis answer. I must tell'yon- that when "brought the monpy.he had placed a stamp on the f back of the sheet tor me "to sign ; aAd what he^ has been doing since I do npt knew. : Alii I should wißhMs that j I could obtain the, list;-, sol, as-tci ace the names of the Bul)cribers, | -'.. o .Yours Truly, i :_,'■•• ; - '- "- Catherine Jessop. j Palmer t .n rior^h, June 18th, 1883.

: ; ; ' , Cfipf. 0* LETTER, j Palmerston North, •' ; ; ■/{) -rrCiTniie 18tb, 1883. ; Dear Sir, . - 1 am at the present time unwell, , and not able to-eomerWjiM^r^m informed through the paper that yon .hate made.anothtr col ection for me. It y^n can come' up at pncja tp me I should feel niubh^obliged tcfyou. ' ; To Mr Burr. U Yours Truly > j [ Catherine j

Mrs. Jessop „ j /.a I 'have not colected r an,y, more since the first day denounced me fforr r h^in^ydu'land^you muse apply to M4cmin,T,jiav.e bonsujted Mr liinton and he re'eomends you to tpe : -, ; -\^^ ?j7; yrfj | "^ ■*''■"■■ Yours R< speetfuly : 'ii*^ iAMOS-BtfHfiJ i. '■

[On looking back ove£btir ; files 1 we find that the only reference, .to, this smarter ? .ijasj & -%W l * cb^eepon'dence Whlmri^of- dux' issue ofJune 6, m. which the following letter appeared 1 :— f ' \ (to thk editor of the standard.) Sir, — I hear a<certsm : 4ridfvi#uatjiß collecting subscriptions for Mrs Jepsqp. If sheia really in^wjintj woufdFit^ntrt be well that somelUresporieible pergoii' jor committee were tolbbkaf ter J ]tf cr i 'M<iu'n. iary ; interests;? *' Possibly,7 slie .' might then derive some benpfit.>^l iipj.lsc.; . At that time we did not know Whbjw'as collecting for Mrs Jeasop, but it.^would 1 appear that'BUDspqpeW' "events J rhave proved the correctness of our correspondent's premise, that it would have been better for Mrs Jessop had some responsible .person or committee- beenindoced -Yo look- after- tier- been nhtry^ interests. In such case the public-, response to the appeal 0n7.-h.er behalf would - probably *hiive been more spontaneous and liberal, .ami Mrs Jessop; would i not ha vef fotind herself '.asking in' vainVfbr-'^ft^ia iuinformation 1 which in v justicft li ib J hpfßeff and those assisting, her should, not have beon withheld. ' Mir Bt(rr has' acted indiscreetly m our opinion, J in not fully infprming-,Mrs; Jessop ,qn< aqy matters anp;ert'ajbjiig fo f hiiyasa : irs\with which he had seen fit to identify himself — though not,' gb 'far ; as 'we can learn, with MJs . Jessop'a cognizance,., or at hen solicitatioD.' ; case ip .one- thatil should" appeal itq, the jpractjcal^ sympathyiof the charitably-disposed, as. her. bodily health is : bat : feeble/arid the more pressiner needs of herself and fainilj should be Lt leas.t, . ,tepporarily . m tb!e absence of the^hiisbandaVd father, (f^r w;hoße conduct those^ dependent, o.n, him ! i^i^lf^o'^frW^