A FIND.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 29, 27 January 1877, Page 3

A FIND.

The Nelson " Mail " says—" It does not of ten happfenythat a large; sum^of money is placbd' in the Bank' ahd-al-lowedto lie there foryears until its existence becomes alinbst 7 forgotten, "and il only brought to light by an accident, yet such has. taken place m- Nelson: In. the year 1860, the great Maori outbreak" at Taranaki occurred, sMd, XAin; 'coqsbt : \\ quence of the danger to which they were exposed, the wives and families of: a large number of the settlers were compelled to leave ;their ; homes and; take refuge m Nelson. The state of almost destitution to which they were reduced evoked a large , amount of sympathy here, which -assumed; a practical form m shape of a subscription which was raised to meet their most pressing wants, and to which the "Nelson public, ever, ready to relieve distress, contributed largely, the result- being: that a sum of between £600 and £700 was collected and placed m the Bank to the credit of certain trustees who were elected to administer the fund. ■':.' Just about this time, however, the General Government stepped m and undertook to provide relief for the sufferers, and the conse-qu.enc>s7was>thatf,the;-amount subscribed;; iwasittqt^di'awai^upo^^^ •^t. : .;rem'aineci'.ii^ ith%>^ank: : 7as fitt^xedy qmiosit^ and was " seeimingly f o|g&Mh|iy|ffie"«ubs^ and^passedybut-of^ "tilre ;-*public :; mmd:" alto^ther until within the last few days, when, owing to the transference of certain accounts' .ficpni one- banking institution to another, it was brought to light, having by the process of compound interest increased m the -mean time to ; very nearly £1,000."; The ■% Mail " suggests that the money be placed .to. the credit of the Hospital (Convalescent Fund. ..:•- > ... ,