MURCHISON'S MESSAGE

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 274, 20 December 1929, Page 7

MURCHISON'S MESSAGE

Per Press Association.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS AND THANKS. GRAT1TUDE OF EARTHQUAKE SUFFERERS.

MURCHISON, Tbis day. The Murchison people, through their local eartliquake relief conimittee, scnd to the people of New Zealand a. niessago of Christmas greeting anu tbanks for the splendid manner in which they "spontajieously and liberally subscribed to the relief iunds," which not only ehecred them up but euabled them niaterially to restore their homes. lnter alia, the niessago says, "lu that lirst day or two uitcr June ii, wnen nervcs were sliaii.cn, lionies w recked and mueh oi tiie ci/untryside devastated, a dark clouil seemed. to liang over us, but soon tlie silver Jining 6cgan to sliow for we lieard by wircluss and read in tlie papers tliat relief t'unds were being raised in severai centres. Day ]jy day tlie movement spread until we 'realised tliat the wliole of tlie people ol; the Dominion were eager to bear some of our burden aud we were abie at onco to i'ace our difficulties with renewed hope. "The psj'chological eflect of your pronipt action was of the utmost lmportance. AUnost before we could i'ully realise tlie extent of our ioss your gencroug assistance w-as in sigbt and we at ouce took heart. AA e realisetl that with so many of you standing by us we coukl approach ihe diHicult tusk of reconstruction with courage and coutidence. Had it not been lor that liberal measuie ot' synipatliy and linancial help some would doubtless have been ruined aiul others would have eoinplelely lo.st heart, and now, bccause oi' all tliat you have done ior us. we are for tlie most part rapidlv recovering in niincl, boclv and cstate. "Some of us are still unnblo to return to our homes for various i'easons, but our lot is not so had aitev all. thanks to your generosity. A\ e shall he all able to enjoy our CJirist- . nuts, thanks, again, to your great generosity."