CORRESPONDENCE.
H. M. S. BLANCHE. To tee Editor o» the 'Evening Mail.' Sir— l understand th%t the hospitality for which Nelson is famous is being shown in every possible way to the officers of the Blanche, now lying in our harbor, but I hear of nothing being done to entertain the men. Could not a monster picnic in the Maitai Valley with sports of all kinds be got up on, say, Friday next, which might be made a public half holiday. It two or three energetic men were to take the matter in hand they would soon get together a very respectable subscription list. I am sure the brewers would willingly send a few casks of beer, and I daresay the butchers, bakers, and grocers would contribute from the contents of their shop?, while, if I mistake not, plenty of willing hands would be found to undertake the cooking at their own homes. It theday'a lun were brought to a termination by a ball at the Oddfellows' Hall, so much the better I make this snggestion in the hope that it will be acted on immediately. Perhaps, Sir, you might deem it worthy of notice, and wield your pen in advocacy of my little scheme for giving a day's enjoyment to a body of men who appear to be as pleasant and respectable a ship's crew as ever visited Nelson in one of her Majesty's ships. I am, &c, Landsman
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 309, 15 September 1874, Page 2
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240CORRESPONDENCE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 309, 15 September 1874, Page 2
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