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Colonist, Volume III, Issue 294, 14 August 1860, Page 2

We have pleasure in publishing the documents, below, which speak for themselves. In connection with this subject, we just hint to the powers that be that there are certain public buildings which may soon be got ready for the reception of iurther instalments from Taranaki. Nelson, August 13th, 1860. We, the undersigned Carpenters and others employed at the Government Offices having beeu informed that a building is to be erected here as a place of refuge for the Taranaki settlers expelled from their homes in consequence of the present war, do hereby otter to give two days' labor gratuitously to any building that may be erected for that purpose. Robert Black Robert Simpson David Greig W. Savery | T. P. Miller Jas. Whey Wm. Grant John Gough Joseph Guy T. 0. Collier Wm. R. Me Vicar Richard Percival G. H. Higginson Arnold Wallia John Browne J. Scott. Thomas Bright To his Honor the Superintendent. Nelson College, August 10,1860. Sir—We the undersigned hereby request you will be kind enough to offer our services to the Superintendent, to the following extent, two days (gratis) in the erection of any building for the accommodation of our fellow-settlers from Taranaki. Carpenters and joiners. John Baker Thos. Nesbett Charles Moore Walter Field John Knarston Richard Surrock J. VV. Neale Joseph Page W. Newmann Win. Mangleir Isaac Hardy - Wm. Barry John Thos. Berry John Cockratu J. S. M. Jacobsen. John Blincoe —Gardener F. Blincoe M. Grieker W. Blincoe B. Astle W. Pell J. Johnson J. Thorn " — Gormann G. Hall M. Patterson W. Eley A. Chalmers J. P. Cooke — Field J. Gardner, and 1 team — Darby • of bullocks. — Hatse To Mr. Braithwaite.