TUAPEKA MOUTH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 75, 17 July 1869, Page 3

TUAPEKA MOUTH.

(From cm* pwn Correspondent). About four months ,ago a meeting was held at Mr, ' Taylor's- store, £ and a com-

mittee appointed to collect subscriptions for the benefit of the widow and children of the late Harry Nehoff, who was drowned in the river Molyneux. Mrs. Nehoff was confined on the Ist July, and it is rather strange the committee have neither enquired into her circumstances nor advanced her any money, which, there is no doubt ihe poor woman is much in want of. Another strange feature is, that ex- , Jept a few along the Tuapeka river, none of the subscribers' names have been published. Every man who subscribes money, let the object be what it may, likes to see his name published ; it is the only acknowledgment he receives ; besides, if shows the public who are charitably disposed. Many a man would tip you half-a-crown to get rid of you ; whereas, if he thought his name was to be published, he would give you ten shillings. About eighteen months ago, upwards of forty pounds were collected for the defence of -William Geddes, and after all expenses were paid, there was a balance of £18, which the committee proposed should be laid out in purchasing a nugget, -which, with a suitable inscription engraved, should be presented to Mr. Macassey, for his able defence of the prisoner before the Supreme Court, for which he would take no pecuniary remuneration. It has not been done. Had these subscriptions ■been advertised, the public would have known of the surplus, and would have seen that the testimonial design was carried out. In your issue of the 3rd ult. appeared a letter signed "Sheepskin," who states what is quite true. Mr. Smith charges diggers along the creek 16s. per sheep. It is taking a mean advantage of the poor man ; because the squatter knows he cannot better himself; whereas Mr. S. received only Bs. after all the trouble and expense of taking stock to Dunedin. It is to be hoped some enterprising man will take a tvii-n. down the creek ; I am sure he mil sell twenty sheep a fortnight, at the least. Two or three weeks back a letter appeared in the Times purporting to have been sent from Mr. Driver to Mr. Treweek. Now that letter, although it shows what kind of people rules this Provincej still is an enigma. Mr. Treweek did very well in sending it to you (after keeping it beside lum for two years) ; but he would do much better were he to publish the whole correspondence connected with it. That letter appears to have been sent through a little bit of pique or spite because Mr. Driver had not come up to. the mark. One thing is certain, the Major was doing his duty too stringently to retain his office.