TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CII, Issue 15633, 16 April 1915, Page 3

TEMUKA.

+ -MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. A meetinc of the committee- oi the Teuutka Mechanic-.' Institute was held on Tuesday eveninc;. Air AY. F. Evans presided and others present were:— Alcs-r.s G. .TucU'on. T. Knight. C. Fercusoti. .-ind K. Cooper (hon. m-c.). Accounts amounting to £lB were passed for pavmeni. The secretary staled :!int there had been, a slight inci-ea.se in the Coverniiieni crant this year, and after paying all expenses there would lie a credit balance oi' about .MO. The chairman referred to -lie nood work done by tin 1 secretary. lA'hen. Air Cooper took oinco there was a debit lialance and lite Institute ens Hot in a position in pay tin? custo'imiv £2 "2s per nimum in recognition of the sec-re. tarv's labour. Air Cooper had broucdii such qualities id bear upon the duties of ilip < Trice that there bad been a. steady improvement in \heiv ui.ni.-oial no.siiion. and ]ie would move that AJY Cooper lie a bonus of .Go -".s, and that £l. 1= be .-:et aside with which to purcha-0 some- lobeu whicli would serve he lomind Mrs Cooner c.f the Institute's annreeiation of her husband'.services. Tiie morion was linanimously agreed to, and Air C.'ioper returned •■ thank?.. Tiie annual meeting was iixed for Monday next at S p..in. ♦ It litis left with the incoming: ccHindi tc-o to decide what portion, if any of tlie credit balance should lie (laced, to tlie credit oi the IJuildinir. l-'imd. and the printiiie- oi a I'rer.h catalogce was ai.so referred to tlie incoming; committee. Some appreciative "■omncks were made about- the librarian's piod work, and it was decided 1 o revise She ac-ree-ment with her. so that in i'mme iiic institute would provide readi.'iyc and subicribeis rooms, and pa.y its | i-oper share of the >j;as bill. If was pointed out that- under the old at/reeine-nt the librarian, who lived • n the promises, had to provide the fuel neeess.arv for the fues and pay ball' the <-'ns bill, the jireaU'r tori : nn of which tlie Tim iiute u.v responsih'e for.