OLD COLONISTS' ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13097, 23 April 1908, Page 9

OLD COLONISTS' ASSOCIATION.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE

The first meeting of the Executive of tho Canterbury Old Colonists' Association wns held yesterday afternoon. Present—M«■■?«» G. R. Hart (Preeidont). H. B. Kirk, A. G. Rowland, R. Yi. Cresswell, 11. O. HI. M.P., and J.

Harper. Previous to tho business of the- rnoo-t----iijcr Jx'ing cooi\nienced. the Preeidont jiiovtd :—''Tliat this Exet-utivo desires ;o offer its sincere. condoiSonce to the relativfs cf tho la to Mr Edward Dobfon, C.E.. on their bereavement, and to place on roctu'd their deep sense of the n-r-ny and valuable scrrioes rendered by the late- Mr Bobeon in connection with Vao puMie workw of tho province; that the tee-rotary be instructed to convey this re«-«Jution to the rda.tives of the lato Mr Po-beo-n."

Mr Kirk seconded the motio:i. whjch was curried.

Tho meetings of tho Executive wero fixed to i/o hold at 2.30 p.m. on tho Wwliuriday in ciw» month.

It was resolved that the fire-t qua-r----terly general mooting of mombeis in June should take the form of a social catering, the President to gave a talk on ,; O'ld Tiir.ce in Ciinterb-ury," a.:d that musical items should also form part of the progra-mme. The dot-ails were- k»ft in the hands of tho President and Treasurer to arra.nge. .Mr Ell brought up the subject of tho .Association moving in the directicKn of tlio acquisition by tho public of an old cob house, ereoU-d in the fifties by Mr Archer on the Lincoln road, which was still in an excel'c-nt state of preservation. Mr Ell said ho thought that if the house lvoif. acq.uire<l, alcjig wiith a small piece of land, the_ Beautifying Association, would take in hand the work of planting, etc. It was retiolvtd that Mr Ell mako enquiries as to the eot-t of acquiring the house, and rcr.ort to neit uiec-tius ot the Executive.

It was rceolvcd that tho pioneer settlers in Canterbury who still remained bo communicuU'd with, and ro-(jue-sted to furniili eiiort historical accounts of their early experiences, with a view of th-we- being preserved by the Association for hi hire reference.

Mr Ell red :—"'That tho secretary coiMimunicaio with tho 6eorotary of the com in it tee formed fo-r tho purpose of erecting a memorial to Captain Ckx>k in Oiiin Core , , and inform him thr.t th« lixocubivo will be .glud to recfvivo aoiy biibscri<ptione collected in Canterbury." Air Oresivwe.ll seconded the motion, which was carried. The President moved:—"That another visit under the auspices of the .Executive be paid to the sites of tiio original homes of the piccefer eettlers a-t, Pilgrim's- Corner, in tha North Pork, and those in the Sou'tih Park, and at tho Bricks Wharf, with c view of having tho plaoes fixed on a plan, to be. deposited in the Museum J that -theattendance of those able to afford any information on the subject be invited on tiho occasion." Hβ explained tiba-t he tliouglit tihat a small β-tone Jiiigibt bo weoted on each epot, with an inscription, co as to commemorate <tlio incadwits connected with, tho pteoes. Mr Kirk seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The president, and tihe treasurer wore authorised to open an account for tho Association at the Notional Bank.