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The New Zealand Evangelist

The Auckland Benefaction

The Auckland Benefaction.

The sympathy that has been evinced towards us by our fellow Colonists in Auckland is extremely gratifying. As soon as the accounts of the earthquake reached Auokland a public meeting was called, a subscription commenced, and in a short time upwards of of £600 was raised, to relieve the distress that they were led to be lieve existed, or might exist, in this scttlement. When the money page 167 was received here, the Committee to whom it was intrusted called a public meeting to consider what should be done with the bene faction. At this meeting it was all but unamiously agreed, that as the impression produced upon the minds of the people in Auck-land was caused by intelligence furnished at the time when the excitement and alarm here were at their very height, and as the distress apprehended did not at all, as they believed, exist, it would be alike ungenerous and unjust to accept of money raised in these circumstances, and that the remittance should therefore be returned with the best thanks of the community for their prompt, generous, and munificent liberality. We rejoice to think that our recent, calamity has been the occasion of calling forth such a reciprocal display of friendly feeling between the two settlements; of generosity on the one part and gratitude on the other; we fondly hope that the ties of brotherly kindness will become stronger and closer in all time to come.