CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6118, 28 April 1885, Page 2

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

; The third annual meeting of the Canter- ';V bury Caledonian Society, waa held . «£♦-■'*'. I Warner's Hotel last evening, and largely j attended by members. Mc H. A. wa& ' ViCft-Preaident, occupied the chair. The Chairman eaid that before profof* ing the adoption of the balance-sheet, there were one or two matteis he wished to bring before the meeting. All regretted, as the Directors did, that a bad day made the annual gathering a failure. It was a big sum t» drop, and he thought,, that the time had come to consider whether it was advisable to spend bo much money on the annual gathering. The concert, cat the other band, was a great success, and was now looked forward to as one of the leading* entertainments in Canterbury. One other item in the report referred to piyment of members. Several members , Bad teen proposed, ballotted for and elected, but had never paid in their cub» ecriptions. This was to be regretted. Their names had been struck off t&fr Toll. He thought tbe Society haft got to that state when any member - proposing a friend as a member of this society sfiould become responsible for his first year's subscription. [Applause.], Regarding the subject of the eportejtheDirectors had considered the question cf -whether the society was in a position tfr . spend a little money on Bcho&whipe ws children attending our primary Bcnoott. [Applause.] If they were to make their mark in Canterbury and in New Zealand they mustjzet above ordinary sports and concerts. 'They must have something far higher and nobler to aim at, and with alittle encouragement he thought they would be able to offer scholarshipj which would materially assist the children. attending our public schools. While on ~ > this matter he wished to thank Prof eesor Brown and Mr Malcolm for the kindly tray r in which they had assisted the Committee in framing rales in .connection with these , scholarships. [Applause] The Committee proposed that two scholarships, should be made, of the annual valuft of JB2O, and tenable for two year* under certain restrictions. He now had a painful duty to perform, an* that was to announce the resignation <« , Mr P. Cunningham, their President, I»™ Chairman real a very nice letter from Mr, Cunningham, who, while reeigning,thante| the society for its kindly ropportea* loyalty, and, in fulfilment of hie pronufe* enclosed a cheque for fifty ';. [Applause.] He said without doolit we? ifTc had not been for Mr Cunningham we Bociety would not now be in the poßttwa it was. Hβ had pleaded with Mr Canaa** ham to withdraw Mβ resignation, bat that, gentleman had made up his nund. a* would, now move the adoption of taew* - pjrt and balance-sheet. The report of the Directora for the f«r> - ending February 28th, 1885, ws»*owing to bad weather the annual gai&ensjr-: last December was a financial failsire, ®* left them to the debit over XIOO. *»; Caledonian concert was again aft s»" - doubted sucew, and was now !<»*®M£i ward to aa one of the year's . ments. The Directors took thfa opportanw . to urge on members the necessity of s fS larly paying their annual There were now 240 paying membew **» the roll, including six 1 fe members, bjA & the enbecriptione were punctually f*** before the end of May each year, J» Directors were confident of making "fr Canterbury Caledonian Society a po"*^ , . the province. The Directors retiring w>» W. Boag, C. C. C. Duncan, G. Mcßeth and S. Eobertson, and they off«e»themaelveafor K-elecfcion. JL . m +/> SThe showed the f . have been £1V& 15s, and a credifc «*»»5: . ofjei33l&Bd, Qheassetßwerejezw 1 * . Z j, and the liabilities J&. . j. ; Mr Camkbmm, seconded the (Jhaira***, Qtotion. ~-— ' - ,« the balance sheet, and drew from ,-i. FaiHDaa m few remarka. He think toe way they had been s S ea f t S^M\' questionine was the way to they w&hedlto .«*&*™S - and it wae refiectig on tte d»eota«» whose care they haTplaoed tte »»e»g ment of the Sodefiy. CApplauee.] "'•.^

-moU ask that a vote should bo taken •feether or not the balance sheet should be a&mtsed. If fault was found then a vote efwantcf confidence in the directors coul 1 Ttoeieport and balance sheet were unani- • noosty adopted. wfce election of officers resulted asfciPresident,Mr H. A. Wait; Vieerreridents, Messrs Jas. Campbell and Stress BoberteOT $ Directors, P. Cusningfcsrn, B. Strutters, W. Boag, J. Mcßeth, ci J. McKay i Auditors, Messrs T. B. Ortig, and A. McKay. The following new members were elected %r ballot .—Messrs D. Dick, W. Mo -SooealL P* DougaH, J. Keand, J. McLean Dose, B- Wallace, W. Malcolm, D. Cesftug* and Bey. J. Elmelie. Mr Alex. McKay was elected piper for

the ensuing year. The suggestions made by the Directors eflftftftrnfag the scholarships were next diseoased. One scholarship is for children of Ueottiflh parents, and the other for children of any nationality, pupils not to .exceed thirteen years of age. On fcha motion of Mr Waxlacb, seconded by Mr Cakfbkli, the thanks of the Society were returned to Professor Browm asd Mr Malcolm for their assistance. Mr Sxßxrnatßß would prefer to have seen coe of tie scholarships go to Class B. It VBB in the higher branches that parents found difficulty in schooling their children. . ■ ... ■:■■■--" '" ■

She Chaibkan explained that it was thought more good would result under Shie class than under any other. After a little further conversation, Mr SsTOTHSBS moved, and Mr Chbibti» seconded — "That the action of the Directors be endorsed," and the motion fii unanimously carried. Mr Cakpbxli. said he thought some notice should be taken of the bravery of Mr Buckley, who saved a young man from drowning in the river Avon. Mr Buckley ought to receive the Society's medal. . The motion wae seconded by Mr Stbtjan BoBXBTeoN, and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was accorded to the '-offijers of last year. : On the motion of Mr Fbabsb, seconded tyMrFisHEB, it was decided to hold a ball t asd the meeting was informed by, the Chaibkan (Mr Campbell, Mr Watt having retired) that the ball must be selfsupporting, as the Society could not promise any rands. The Committee appointed, with power to add, to look after the arrangements was Dr. Stewart, Messrs 8. Williams, J. Anderson, jun., J. Campbell, B. Struthers, G. McKay, Fisher, Wallace, Eoberteon, Watt and Eraser (convener). The movement for the establishment of a Scottish Volunteer Corps was mentioned, « asd the nwrifitanoe of the Society or its members solicited. A list was passed round, and many names attached to it as honorary members. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the business.