MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 143, 16 June 1906, Page 7

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

- m SAILORS* HOME. The council of the Auckland Sailors Home met last evening, l'resent: Messi s fcL feake (In the .flair;, P. J. _«>__. eny, v ttiggins, Magee, Poct.r, and Capt. Camp ' bell. It was decided* to transier all firs insurances to the State office, as they fall aue. Accounts amounting to _1_& 4/1 wer* : passed for payment. The approximate ptout was __ _»/_. The past month was the most successful for a considerable time. i.'li- payments averaged 16/T per boarder, __._ tae receipts lb/5. ONEHUNGA PUBUC ÜBBAKI. i The regular meeting of the Onehongji { Public liioiarj Committee was held ol ; Thursday evening, when there were prej sent: Messrs G. J. Browne (in the chair), j Hutchison, Williams, Jenkins, Neill, G. H. ( James, T. 8. Basset (.secretary), and C. A. ! senior (librarian). The librarian's report stated that then . had been eight new subscribers added tc the list since last meeting, and that there had been no withdrawals. A number ot new works In fiction and other literature aad been purchased during the month: ' these Included- Upton Sinclair's -The JunI gle," K. C. Thurston's "The Gambler,'' and "Plants of Sew Zealand," by L-tlng and Black well. Accounts amounting to £5 1/8 were pasted for payment. It was _hown that the bank overdraft stood at £5 4/11, but that this was covered by the I Borough Cc_n_ll subsidy of £12, now due. MANGERE ROAD BOARD. ' A mf-cMug of the Mangers Domain Board ( wes be?d on Friday at the office of tbe I -v£Ti-_-tur_l Association, Queen-street. Mr J. Kobert-on occupied the chair, and j there were also present Dr. Scott and Messrs X Bowe and A. Holmes Secretary) The secretary was instructed to write Dotl_y__B the Governor of the resignation of Mr Bobt. Wallace from the Board. T_>cii_m_Ji. Mr Kirk-ride, _______~ and Mr Taylor were appointed a deputation to wait on "the Mangere Road Board next Monday evening to ree If an arrangement can be made with them to take over the wate: supply. ROYAL TACHT SQUADRON. The members of Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron -veld a smoke concert ln the club rooms last night, when there was a large attendance. The Commodore (Mr C. P- Murdoch) presided, and during the evening -presented the prises won durinjr the season. Songs were sung by Messrs W. George. Philltpson, Lonergan, Whlt3on, F. Bullen. and others. Mr P. P. Battley gave a pleasant reading. Mr Frank Bullen, the writer of sea stories, "was the ruest of the evening. The Commodore proposed __s health, which was responded to with musical bononrs. "Mr Bullaai. in replying referred tot_e mercantile marine. Anstr-Jasia bad. he said, grasped the position as -» the foreign element in the mannine of British _hip_, bnt the Old Country needed waking trp. as to its position. Mr Bullra -was thanked for his address.