ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 682, 14 February 1852, Page 4

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Karori, February 12th, 1852. Sir^ —You will much oblige the Trustees of the Karori Chapel and School by inserting in your next the enclosed copy of a letter addressed to His Horfour Mr. Justice Chapman, with His Honour’s kind reply thereto. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, James Stiers, Secretary.

Karori, January 26, 1852. Sir, —We the undersigned Trustees of the Karori Chapel and School beg respectfully to tender our thanks for the kind and prompt assistance so cheerfully afforded us on various occasions, in carrying out the views of the settlers —for the enlargement or improvement of the Trust committed to our bumble charge. With the liveliest emotions of gratitude we beg to acknowledge the kindly interest taken in the welfare of the district generally, but more especially do we beg your acceptance of our grateful acknowledgments for the successful efforts made by Mrs. Chapman to increase the happiness of our juvenile friends. And Sir, while we cannot but express our unfeigned regret at your probable removal from this humble district, permit us to add that our sincere desire for your happiness and prosperity is, that Heaven’s best blessing may ever accompany both you and yours. Asking pardon for thus intruding upon your valuable time, with great respect, We have the honour to be, Sir, A our much obliged and humble servants, J. B. Reading, George Collier. John Campbell, James Spiers. 11. S. Chat man, Esq , &c., &e.‘, &c., II omewood, Karori. Homewood, 10th February, 1852. My Dear Friends, — I received on Saturday last your commanieation acknowledging, in terms very gratifying to me, the 'slight assistance I have been able to render to the Trustees of the Karori Chapel and School in the prosecution of their useful objects; and also thanking Mrs. Chapman for hei efforts to promote the happiness of our young friends.— efforts, which it is most satisfactory to her as well as myself to leern, you are able to characterise as “ successsful.” That, we beg to assure you, is our sufficient reward. For the part we (I must speak for my wife as well as for myself) have taken in the matters to which you allude, we have certainly never considered ourselves entitled to any thanks whatever. We have simp’y, in these and other matters, taken part with <>ur neighbours in promoting what we and they have deemed useful to our little community; and we are certainly not more, and are probably much less entitled to thanks than many who have been called upon to make far grea'er personal sacrifices than we ourselves have been. Nevertheless, w'e accept your kind acknow ledgments not as our due, but as a freewill offering emanating from your kindly feelings towards us; and we beg to assure you ihat we shall always rejoice to hear of the welfare and happiness of yourselves and families in this favoured land.

I remain, Very sincerely yours, T r v> S - Chapman. Messrs John B. Reading,d , George Collier, I I/ustees of the John Cfinipbtl’., f Karon Chapol James Spiers, J School.