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 Mr Elliot was not only a member of Parliament but, more important still, was the proprietor of the Nelson Examiner which at that time was probably the most influential newspaper in the colony. He proved himself to be a real friend in need. Carefully preserving Mrs Müller's anonymity, he received and forwarded her correspondence, placed the columns of his own paper at her disposal, and procured publication for her articles in papers in other parts of the colony. Certainly among the men who have rendered unacknowledged service to the cause of woman in New Zealand the name of Mr Charles Elliott stands high.

In 1869, Mrs Müller, under