COMMERCIAL MORALITY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1054, 13 January 1883, Page 1

COMMERCIAL MORALIT Y.

A few works ago we published a paragraph staling lhal a Devonian, wli".

some rears previously owing m losses in ir.ule had nude a emnp >sii ion (I Ins in Uie £ and had al'lerwards emigrated to Australia, had returned Home and made good the deth-ioncy. 'lhe am. unt was £To,ot)oi We am glad to liml find that there are others as Hi end as the gentleman in question :

Tlio Manager of the* Bank of w Zealand, Messrs A. M>ir ami Co., P. M. Peters, ami Co., sawmillcrs, have shown the Southland Times printed circulars which they have revived from a resident in Invercargill, The following is the form of (he circular addressed lo the last, named linn. Our contemporary does not publish the name of the # writer, as on application he expressed a wish that hit name should not be disclosed : —‘lnvercargill, Ist January, 1688. Sir, — [ took a budding contract at the Bhdlin March, tBOB, which should under ordinary circumstances have been completed in ten or twelve weeks. The wretched weather that was expciienced that winter, and the difficulties that had to be oviraome in getting suitable local stone caused the contract to extend to the following Nos ember, to my serious loss. Or.o creditor won’d not wait till I coni 1 pay, •Mid having obtained judgment against me.soldew.r_. thing L poss >sse 1 except the I)'. 1 i clothes, which the law provides should not ho sold 1 convemd a

meeting of my ere liters ; they took no adverse action ; I beard tint they were sa'islh'd tint I had acted honestly' ; indeed, I shortly became bookkeeper to one of them. 'J wo or three years ago I wrote ont cheques to pay all those accounts ; hut, on looking at my then engagements I with held them. I am able to pay now, ami 1 have pleasure in handing you a cheque f r £44 Is 2d in settlement of your account against me in 18G8. —I am, your# truly. To Messrs McCaHinn and Co,, sawrnillers, Invercargill.’