MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 66, 17 March 1908, Page 3

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

1 GREY LYNN BOROUGH COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Grey Lynn ; Borough Council was held last night. Pre•■sent: The Mayor (Mr <J. Sayers), Crs. H. I Schofield, G. J. Garland, J. 11. Muldoon, W. i! S. Smith. A. Creamer. . 1 The balance-sheet was returned by the , Auditor-Geueral aud received by the Couu- , j cil. adopted, and finally settled. r | Valuation Rolls.—The Town Clerk sub- ! milted the valuatiou rolls forwarded by the ) Government Valuatiou Department. lie 1 said It was usual for the Council to see - j that there were no cases of under valuing, t This statement was received with laughter. : aud Cr. Smith remarked thai it might be easier to find properties that were over i valued than under valued. The Mayor, ' Crs. Garland, and Creamer were appointed - a sub-coinniittee to inspect the rolls, t BAYFIELD METHODIST SUNDAY--1 SCHOOL. The annual public meeting in connection | with the Bayheld Methodist Sunday-school anniversary was held list evening. There was a good gathering of friends and children of the school. Mr. It. Hobbs, who ■ presided, gave an interesting account of the liuildiug of the church aud its progress since erection, and afterwards distributed the prizes won by the scholars, and informed the meeting of his intended departure for England, but while he was thousands of miles away from them he would remember the Bayfield Church and Sundayschool. Mr. Trevarthen. the Superiutend- - cut of the School, read the annual report " aud balance-sheet, which showed that the school dui'iug the year had made excellent • progress, and that the fuuds were in a " healthy condition. The Rev. George Bond, r iv a very pleasing address, made reference to Mr. Hobbs' expected departure for Eng- " laud, and carried a vote of thanks to Mr. 1 > Hobbs for his many kind acts to the Church I I and specially to the school. He trusted • I that Mr. Hobbs would have a very pleasant ■ I voyage and a speedy return. The music. 1, uuder the conduct of Miss Macky, and the I I recitations and dialogues by the children " | were excellent, and much appreciated by D I the visitors. i\