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424 OPEN COUNCIL.
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To The Editors Of The English Woman's Jo...
forwarded to meand in most of the important points Miss Eye has appended locked remarks at with eight her o , ' clock sign in ature summer : for and examp seven le , the in Report winter . " says Miss , " The Bye gate writes is
" There was no lock" The Committee remark , "It is quite evident Miss-Bye ' s credulity has been imposed upon . Miss Bye says , " she saw everything that with the her interior own eyes of . " the The buildin Committee was washed further state dail , " from that top the evidence to bottom proves that
g y , good order and cleanliness were insisted on . " And Miss Bye says , " I got the vermin t upon of the me Select continuall Committee y ! " to In find spite fault of the with very evident of their reluctance own Colonial on any
Institutions par , it is satisfactory to find in the Beport that they " think that water a more & commodious cconnected building therewith , with in the a more necessary retired offices situation and m is atron desirable 's rooms and ,
would , recommen , d the matter to , the consideration of the Council , . " One , of the zealous princi support pal men must in Dunedin not be writes expected , "He , althoug thinks h that he does from not Mr . believe Harris himself in the
convinced evidence broug that ht if before there were the Committee mistakes !! " in Then the letter he says Miss , " He B is would quite tak have e unfair been willing advantage to correct in their them any statement , but it seems of the to improvements him , that , the which Committee ye have
been made in the Emigration Buildings and in the general arrangements of the Another department resident since in Miss Dunedin Bye arrived writes . " to this effect : " I have talked to
impression different peop is le that about all that the Mis lett s er , Bye and said as far about as the I can Barracks hear the was general quite those correct who ; but are they in do not official like capacity the peop or le who at home have to been know here of any it , especiall length of y
timeand have any sent home different , accounts . " One gentleman said ,. those " Sensible , "who had people interested would have motives nothing who were to say making in the a fuss matter in the ; it affair was , onl and y much
that when he arrived , the Barracks and the goings on therein , were worse than when Miss Bye arrived . " and I had telling myself her how written shocked to Miss I was Bye at warning the statements her against in her exaggeration letter . She ,.
statements writes my word "back for are to it , me exaggerated as ; I " shall I don one ' ; t wonder I am day immensel give at your it to y being grieved Him , staggered that , but not not , one but a bit item I surprised give of you my letters
have at gone and home speaking saying what bitterl they y against do ; I am me quite ; it is sure no th more at many than might there have " terrible been is an " expected under holes here current , if -, and you of I onl feeling am y reflect pouring which on li my is ght running position into them strong . ; There at ly the in are same my no favour end 'time of , ,
too which inions much current and to rouse expect will the in one the sympathies person long run , and of carry a th whole at improvements one province person a on stranger in a diffi with cult , it to ; and turn but very it the is op
vexed Dunedin question and in . Ch On . Church the whole ; I have I am done fairl nothing y satisfied , but with what my is strai work ght in
is coul forwar never d have d and recognized done right I , and must at once peop do , th le and at at which if home I cannot I will find understand do can the be things done it all which I in must time I hoped work ; good in I , ;
the avail way able th . at I m things ust , not will look work for , popul and arity do the ; I best am on with the the opposition materials benches I find , and must for it accordingl 7 '
pay y . I will For only the information add that my of letter Miss Bye from ' s personal her was friends dated Nov , who . 1863 may , see tha this t she letter had ,
reached 11 , Charter Nelson Janu a House , and 12 th that Square 1864 she , . E was . C . in . better health I am , . Ladies Catherine , yours M t . rul Webber y , . ry
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424 Open Council.
424 OPEN COUNCIL .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Feb. 1, 1864, page 424, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01021864/page/64/
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