THE LATE CASE OF DISTRESS.

New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, Volume I, Issue 53, 19 February 1842, Page 3

THE LATE CASE OF DISTRESS.

FOR the information of the Subscribers in the case of the late Sarah Wheeler, who, with her two Children, was found on Sundayevening last in a state of the utmost wretchedness and destitution, the following list of the Receipts and Disbursements is published. The poor woman had been long ill at Port Nicholson, from whence she recently arrived in the Abercrombie ; and the reasons assigned by her Husband for removing her in that hopeless state are, that it was her own desire, that he could there obtain no employment, and had been himself ill for some time. First Subscription, whilst the Woman was alive. £. s. d. J. I. Montefiore, Esq 0 10 0 Mrs. M'Guire 0 4 O Mrs. Campbell (Queen-streei) 0 1 0 Mrs, Robert White 0 2 6 Mrs. Teenev 0 2 O Mrs. Oakes 0 2 0 Mr. Charles Moore 0 10 Mrs. Turton 0 2 6 Mrs. Grim ley ... 0 10 Mr. Lester 0 5 0 Mr Chisholm . 0 1 O Mr. Mulleos 0 5 O A Gent , name unknown to Collectors.. 0 5 0 Mr. Coombes •*. 0 3 6 Mr. Newman a supply of flour, and.... 026 Mrs. Daniel White 0 2 6 Mrs. Newby 0 2 6 Mrs. Guilding 0 2 O Mr. James Smith 0 2 6 Dr. Pollen 0 2 6 A Cottager q 0 6 Mrs Langford O 2 6 Mrs. Wood (Royal Hotel), a bottle of wine,and 0 2 6 Mr. Goodfeliow, two loaves, and 0 10 Mr. Guild 0 2 6 A Sailor 0 1 0 Mr. O’Neil, medicines and 0 I O Mrs. Davies, sugar and tea, and ...... 0 2 6 Mrs. Kitchen 0 2 6 Miss Kitchen ........ i 0 I 0 -£3 17 0 On Tuesday morning the woman expired ; and, although there was a balance in hand, (after purchasing a mattrass, sheets, a quilt, &c.,) it was inadequate to defray the necessary expenses of burial- Applications were then made casually for further assistance, the collectors being, for the most part personally unknown to the contributors ; and it is gratifying to state, for the honor of Auckland, that in no one instance was there a direct refusal. Several parties have, after enquiry, since forwarded their subscriptions, which sutns, as the funds were already sufficient for the purposes required, have been returned. Others who desired the Collectors to call again, have not been waited on a 2nd time, for the reason stated. Burial Subscription.

will be appropriated immediately in purchasing shoes, &c, for the children, receipts for which may be seen on application to Mrs. Kitchen, or Mrs. Davies, West Queen Street.' The Collectors have to acknowledge the receipt of Arrow-root and Tea, from Mr Robinson, of the Italian Warehouse; two loaves of Bread from Mr. Spicer; Calico from Anonymous; and several articles of Clothing for the Children from Mrs. Thompson,

Per Mrs Nicol (Blue Bell Inn)... ... 0 0 6 ] 0 0 At the Gaol, through Mr. M'llwain .... 0 6 6 Mrs. Russell (Rising Sun Inn) Mrs. Kendall (Sir George Gipps ’ Hotel) 0 5 0 0 8 0 Messrs. Brown and Campbell 0 4 0 Mr. Robinson (saddler) 0 1 0 A Man Unknown 0 0 6 Mss Wilson (Victoria Coffee House).. 0 2 0 Mrs. Fleming.... 0 1 6 Mrs. Burton, (Field’s Lane).......... 0 5 0 Mrs. Jones (The Governor Hobson Hotel) 0 5 0 Mr. Robinson (draper) 0 1 0 Mrs. Welsh and two lodgers. 0 4 0 Mrs. Watson ( Exchange Hotel) 0 3 0 Mr. A. J. Dombrain ................ 0 5 0 0 5 (, Mr. George (baker) 1 0 0 Mr. Morton 0 1 0 0 1 6 Mrs- Donovan (Rose, 8 f Shamrock Inn) 0 4 0 Two Females, Is. each 0 2 0 0 10 (V Mr. Russel 1 (carpenter) 0 5 0 0 i 0 Mr. Hill (Yew Tree Inn) 0 2 6 Mr. M'Lennan 0 2 6 Mr. M'Kenzie 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 Mrs. F eld, anow-root, and 0 0 Mrs. Richardson 0 2 6 Mrs. M’Laghan. 0 l 0 Mr. Robert M‘Kenney. 0 1 0 A Poor Woman 0 0 2£ £5 19 n Balance Sheet. Fiist Subscription List 3 17 0 5 19 H Total Receipts £9 16 DISBURSEMENTS. 1 0 0 Sheets, Quilt, &c 0 11 0 Washing, and other incidental and necessarv Expenses 0 12 0 Langford and Gardner, Undertakers, as per their receipt 5 0 0 Paid for this advertisement (half-price).. 1 3 0 Total Disbursements...... £8 6 0 The balance in hand.£l 10 9i