ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A GIFT.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume V, Issue 261, 3 May 1878, Page 9

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A GIFT.

To THE-EDITOR OP THE Xni' Zealand Tablet. SIR. — Allow me on behalf of ,Sistex Mary tit. Francis, of Assisi (now at "Wallis Island. Oceania), to tender my sincere thanks to tbc ladies and gentlemen of thecity of Dunedkfaud suburbs for tbc very liberal manner in which tbey have contributed towards the purchase of tbe organ for that young lady. I desire to ibank tbe gentlemen of tbc Bench and Bar. and subscribers who are mot Catholics, from whom I have received tbc greater portion of £110 10s., being tbc amount collected by me for the above object. The organ (Needham and Son's Mlvcr tongue) I have purchased from Mr. Lewis Solomon, of Georgestreet (who I may state has contributed very liberally towards the same), .and it can now be seen in bis window there. It would have afforded me great pleasure to have published tbe names of tbe ladies and gentlemen who have acted so generously, but it is their wish that I should not do so. The following statement of receipts and expenditure I will thank you to publish — ■ . ■ Amount collected as above .... oqi) iq , q I?.vj?rii(7ifu>'/'.

jvcedham and Sons nilver longuc) Organ - - - - 1" -C7S 1.1 0 Less ".I per cent. - - - , 3 ir> 0 . . 75 0 0 Music (Stool - - - - 3 10 0 Silver Plate. Engraving and Card - 1 11 1} Freight to Sydney - -• - 1 10 0 Insurance to Vailis Island, Agency I „" - Charges. &c. - - '- 1 •* » U I'^reisht fj'om Svclnev to Wallis Ts- 1 , laml •- * -* • -( •' 4«' 90 10 0 I remain, Sir, your obedient servant. , jAMJiS CAHILL.