SOLDIERS' GRATES.
Sir, — am glad to know something is likely to bo done to honour our fallen soldiers. It is only too true their restingplaces are neglected, notably the graveyard in Drury, where stands a monument erected to the memory of soldiers who fell in the Maori war in 1E63. Blackberries and gorse cover the ground in tangled confusion. Here also stands the Church of England built by Bishop Sehvyn, and used as a refuge by the women and children while the men were defending themselves in another church a few miles away. Near by stands the bishop's palace, in the shape of a small cottage. The church needs a new roof. Tho palace is going to ruin, and does : not appear to have ever been painted. These aro historic- landmarks, and should be preserved, and I feel quite sure there are many true-hearted men and women who will take pleasure in helping to restore these old monuments of Bishop Sehvyn. An Old Colonist.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14819, 24 October 1911, Page 5
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164SOLDIERS' GRATES. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14819, 24 October 1911, Page 5
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