CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 272, 15 May 1875, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

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TO THE EDITOR. Sib, —I remember a case not long ago in which a publican was blamed for receiving a £1 note and refusing change, whether right or wrong, I dont pretend to judge, but I can vouch for the following taking place in the same hotel yesterday. A friend of mine had occasion to purchase a bottle of brandy, and, in payment of the same, tendered a £1 note, but was astonished, after waiting for his change, to receive his note back again, accompanied by half-a-crown. On enquiry, it appears a half-sovereign, which he was not aware of, was concealed in the folds of the note. Now I think an instance like this should be made public, as well as the other, which after all, considering there were people at the bur in both cases, might have been a mistake. By making this public, you will oblige—Yours, &c., A Good Templar. Gisborne, May 13th, 1875SIR, —I find that a person signing himself “ Another Creditor,” says 1 have not answered the question. My answer is, ask the Priest himself what became of his property. He talks of ordinary,, cases of Bankruptcy. Now, has the estate been declared bankrupt, or not ? If it has been, who is the person acting for the creditors ? To him, and to him only, are those persons holding property in any way accountable. Any further questions which require answering, I would advise the aid of some solicitor being called to the rescue.—Yours, &c., W. C. Walsh. [We insert a continuation of this correspondence with much pain. It is a great pity that such a scandal, as must necessarily be the outcome of discussing church matters of this kind, in the columns of a newspaper, should be permitted. If we may offer an opinion—a

perfectly disinterested one—to the Catholic members, we would suggest that their church authorities be appealed to, to put the vicarage in such a position that the rental accruing from it can be devoted to the liquidation of existing debts. The sum is not a large one, and we feel convinced the creditors will consent to wait.—Ed. P.B.S.]