THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER.
[To the Editor.]
Sir, —We are to conclude that the President of the Lnited States (and of course by him the nation) has declined assistance from these colonies for the American sufferers. Now it appears that any money collected in New Zealand is to be sent for the relief of any colonials who may have suffered by the great calamity. This appears to be a fair thing. But there is one phase of this question that I should like to draw attention to. When anything of this kind occurs, it is the large cities, and necessarily the poorer classes of these cities who are called upon or expected to contribute ; while the wealthy farmers of the colony, because they are not so easily get-at-able, are not approached. Take Hawke’s Bay, for instance. What will be the sum total of the amount given by the wealthy station-owners of this province ?—men who are under Fortune’s protection and possess far more wealth than their most lavish demands desire, Some of them might contribute a little if appealed to ; but more to their credit if they established a general fund among themselves, to be controlled by a committee and donations given to any object worthy of special monetary assistance. —I am, etc., Speedy Press.
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Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 1 May 1906, Page 3
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215THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER. Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 1 May 1906, Page 3
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