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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 399, 17 May 1922, Page 6

j '['ln' Manawalii Lund Drainage Hoard lias ] decided to make a lour of inspection of the ; drains under its jurisdiction on Tuesday 1 next. ( A boat: about 15ft long was picked up I ashore about 100 yards on the inside ol (lie 1 lighthouse til Wellington Heads yesterday ! afternoon. There was no occupant, hut | there was a hat in iho boat, with tt fountain i pen. a. watch, tt bunch of keys, comb, a I pocket hook, and a letter addressed to Mrs i Graham, Kelburu. A note in the pocket I book asked the Under of the boat to return ;i( to Mr J. Ilea lb, Wnr.ser Bay. The letter { (says the Dominion) expressed the l writer’s intention of committing filicide, and asked his mother to draw his money from the National Provident , j.’ni U |. He gave reasons for his contemj plated act, and stated that it was the only j wav out of his difficulties. Tito addressee of the letter is a widow, and her son’s name corresponds to the sigfiature of the j letter —I'T-ank Graham. He was a clerk in 1 the "rates office of the. Wellington City i Council, and left iho position about three ! weeks ago. Ho had been “baching” al : Worser Hay. His age was twenty-six, and j he was a single man