A Poor Relation.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 254, 29 September 1883, Page 2

A Poor Relation.

I^.rumo\ired;tHatAMs. Excellency Sir W. Jervois is_by_no means slow at Hisfpoo> relations as the following story as told to us will show :-A sf ort time ago .^flftWP* a.note^fromli person sigmnghisname as W. Jervois and requesting help, as he sfood £ need pf assistance, and stating-in the note that he would „caii „ev*ry tev at |he Auckland 'Evening Star^ OmW to which place he .had requested! fry the <|oTernor! • w - Jervois on receipt pf thedotter immediately sent for. Inspector fte m . ready ahd, proceed to„ ; tho,« Star* office, S? ».*»& WJ**S: " Heacd ofcanyW son inquiring fo^a^lefeaddtessed to Jervois to arrest Mm; rr and>brm g ,hlm. up to Government \ House inithO conveyance^ Inspector. Thomson followed out 0ie :^instructions he., had received, and in n a short time, drovd . *p feffi Government House.with Jervois m a cab, and th 0/ ; eni o r .on beingin. forme^that : tho.,lnspeQtor ,was waiting , the r .j,ersont IrWrfhS A,** .mcc, , v(: wjent f j woutv-'to^se'e* aJTrS Bf f m Qnce ' h * ** ajf.^ight.;, Ij(»n,see, (; you are aiJJer? vow. i on i y t00k, , : theJ3pre^ajition fc oB : t * 7 ° U of the police should. turn out to beau I^PPftor;" thence* inspector Thompson instoictions^tS have hu .relative .elojth^in , garments more suitable than those >e was rcea*. ing, £nd shortly afterwards procurtfd •&xr^A^9^rnment ., situation; vuJC 1 tne Ifew; Zealand colonists fe f^^ernor^vand^owledge and .hejp th^pporer^laKyesJ. we would not ham so many men ? mon £M U8 wh-o are m need pf , sitOaWS an 4i.#° are ; pbliged;to :takeVjupr positions m ma ny cases which., are runious to themselves^othisociailiy.anar morally. 4 , - ; .../..««»■