CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1339, 7 August 1883, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents]. thelatelire. Ito THZ ZDITOB. j Sib,—A local appeared in your issue of Saturday last, referring to Mr. Bishop’s liberality in connection with the late fire and to the following effect:—“We hear that Mr. Bishop, with Ai's usual liberality, has told Mr. Clayson to get any repairs done that were necessary, and has also given him a month's residence free, these actions speak volumes. Now, Mr. Editor allow me to inform you that Mr. Bishop’s liberality In this instance is easily accounted for, as it effects Mr. Bishop personally, (or rather the Insurance Company) as Mr. Bishop knows will pay for repairs, &c., otherwise I fear your local could not have appeared in praise of Mr. Bishop’s generosity,—in the first instance, Mr. Clayson is Mr. Bishop's tenant, which, as a matter of course, compells him to keep the premises in good repair, otherwise his tenant might quit them, and again, if not tenantable, Mr. Clayson would not be compelled to pay rent. The insurance in this instance pays the costs, and Mr. Bishop receives his rent, hence his liberality. Again, Mr. Bishop is the first to derive any direct benefit from our fire engine—although he refused to subscribe to it, Messrs. Page and Dickson having called on him twice, but to no effect, then in Mrs. Bromley’s case I also called, but to no effect, as he did not, he said, believe in her, but was in favour of Bromley—well he might, ‘ ‘ Birds of a feather flock together.” We certainly see where Mr. Bishop subscribed ten pounds towards the hospital, well he might, for it must be remembered that there were no tenders called for the supply of medical comforts up to date, and Mr. Bishop has reaped the benefit, otherwise we should not have seen his name figure for ten pounds, as the sum paid for medical comforts last year amounted to nearly half the sum paid for the keep of the institution. I hope and trust that next year everything will be let by tender, when the Committee will then see the benefit derived from tenderings for everything connected with a public institution.—l am 4c., William Summxbs. Gisborne, 6th August, 1883.