ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Press, Volume VIII, Issue 839, 8 July 1865, Page 2

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

A Bpecial meeting of this society was held yesterday afternoon. Present : — Means. Wilken (chairman), Hill, Peacock, S_Te*u, Macfarlane, Hall and Hislop. The following letter was then read from the Rev. Henry Torlesse:— " Sib, —Many men having lately applied to mc for employment, some of whom I hare tested and found to be hard-working men who really were in distress, and glad of 5s per day, I should like to give my mite to the Acchmati* sation Society; in the success of whioh I am deeply interested ; but whilst so much distress exists I have not felt justified in subscribing to it. Would you accept the part-payment of wages if I should be disposed to place any applicants to mc for employment under Mr. Johnson's supervision? If the-friends-of tha Acclimatisation Society were allowed to do this—to send men to Mr. Johnson to obtainso many days' employment, themselves under* taking to pay half their wages— -t think, that much distress might be relieved, the Aoclhnv tisation Society's grounds vastly improved, and: ... the public generally interested. " I remain, Sir, 1 " Tours truly, " HenbY TOBSBBS-." The Secretary was requested tc inform the - Rev. Henry Torlesse that the society was much obliged for his suggestions, but were compelled at the present time to dechnefrb-. " acting bri them. '"' ■_ ■ '/" The annual statement of acoounts, at pre* ■'; pared by the Secretary in Mr. Gould's absenoe, was laid on the table, with amount of _-!»_• X ties to the present day:— r - Receipts by subscriptions ...£552 SO -y Advanced by Government towards wire 100 0 0 || -£652 3 0. •*; PAT-tENTS. -f y. Birds and carriage ■ £40 17 10 VJ Sundriesinoluding tools, wood, ' ffl advertismerits, Sec 68 12 1 -'^f. Labor 68 17 - X ? Mr. Johnson's salary (three months 87 10 0 "- House ... .._■ ■.-.._ .16112 0 Amount to be accounted for -_. by Mr. Miles 13 9 7 ' '.[ £885 1&\_0 J Balance in hand 266 4''B ~"-• £652 8 0 jxabiliwsb. Due on wire.;.. ... .... ...£U7 811 ",-"; Rent of rooms,,. v 9 0 D -'J Half-a-year's salary' to Mr. J® Johnson,-.... .... ~,..-... 60 O 0 Sundries and labor during''six ~ V_S| - months ... ...'.:. ... BB7_4^F Due to-Messrs. Miles. & Co. Jv^V^tf fbr birds ... ....... ... 18- rOrfO-k r X ■'■ ______i_-.'--'',-r-: £200 17 B*J|| Several accounts were passed-, and ordered to'tfi be paid. * ' ' -.- ",<% The liberality of Messrs. Miles mrefr-iiuttjf > from charging a commissibnon the wire, ing forth'a like spirit of of Messrs. Hall aud Mabfarian, who'wwed-jf| their claim to various sums paid by them ti&XZi the society, was spoken of in suitable tjsrma.^.j|s| A plan fbr the aViaries waa ahpwix b|_Ja HilL and referred to a committed consia__f Of Messrs. Peacock, Hill, and Aynajay.* • ' A f||| The two black swans belonging to the Council, killed in the gardens, were stated Mr. Johnson to have met their death-by ._»--V?fi of a dog, and that poison'had been entrap the murderer- Xj?Ms -- After the transaction of some routine bao*;g| ness, the meeting separated. " '*• *^^|