THE CRUISER SQUADRON.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18135, 26 July 1924, Page 4

THE CRUISER SQUADRON.

CITIZENS' COMMITTEE. FINAL MEETING. The final meeting of the General Comimtthe arrangements for tee in connexion with the arre = the entertainment of the men of he Wit Cruiser Squadron, was hel i Council Chamber yesterday th Mayer (Mr J. A. Fleshcr) The™ were S 'T/'G WU. Dev. O. V. B. Fox, R. M. • poison (Mayor of Sumnerf e A 3 D Ford Ola,"or of fiiccarton) G L. TOS M-«dames Dw-s, Ho!mes, Beadel, A! gar Williams, and Misses Creswell, and Overtop rece ; Vf> a from Mr Norton Francs, M TheTh«;rmtn n said* that aU the loc»l bod.> e that contributed towards the fund hf.d been notified that it was prrp-sed to reiain the balance for future f«nchor« ot a similar _ jW for Which the f-'nd ™ meed Vo Jbjectio-s W Ve»n mis'd to W» ««»e A cow of the ho-omry treasurer's statement of reecints ard naymerts. dulv wES Vf-re th» meeting, and a credit of prrq 17a o<3 Of this total £oso had b"*n J™ e a on depo.it with the Chrstchurch c;tv Council at i ver cent. The secretary (Mr C. J. Tre'eavenl iwd the rencts of the different si.b-committeas, details of tW activities " The chairman briefly reviewed tne client mitten connected with the v*,t He «- ire=sed re-ret that the ceremonial narede had not taken olnce owine to the inclement weath»r: its h»d been a er«it to the vouth of the city. He eu l o"is'-d the work dore by the ladie—not onlv those on th* sub-committees apnoirted hv the rommittee. bnt th->se "upoifted bv outside bodies. A great deal.of the mcn ,Q eriovnient was to the interest th»t t*e women of the city shown in the visitors. He mwed: TW tbe of tie sub-committees be panted, and th»t the of the Finance Committee—that the balance of the fund be placed on deposit as a to future imva] —be approved. . Dr. Tbscker said he was not in f»vour or hoardin? the surplus. Thev had institution* in the city that de'erred of the best—chsritab'e institutions that could not be eainfaiaHe movd as an amer-Im.ent:—' "Thft he era"fe-1 each of the followin? and Furd. v urs» s " trict Nurses' Home, School for Tubercii ar Children, Creche and Kindergarten _ Associ> tion, and the Foreign Sailors' Mission. There was no seconder. The chairman said he could not accept amendment. The money had been Jp v ® n an express purpose, and could not be Diverted to anv other purpose without tn authority of the donors. _ _ Mr Fox ask-d if he would be i»«* r » proposing a donation to the Y.M Sj.K.I addition to providins billets for the men tb« YM.C.A had provided a patrol to ctireirt the men to their billets, ana had helped other directions. The chairman: I'm afraid 1 cannot aec ®Pj a motion on those line*. The arrangement* with the Y.M.C.A. were made by the feov. ernment. Mr Fox: I am sorry. Dr. Thaclier: Don't ycm think it is Tatuei ■ a dictatorial attitude to taVe up in reear to my motion? I d-n't thinlc you have any riiht to dictate to the members of thus committee. . . The chairman: .1 cannot accept your amendment. It waa distinctly understood by the contributors to tho fund that the proceeds were to be devoted to the entertainment of' the Fleet, and that the surp.u» was to be reserved for any future eumlar entertainment. The Government, when gra ing permission for the trotting m^ e "1 ' stipulated .that the surplus should be devoted to future similar entertainments Cr. 0. W. B. Anderson moved: That the meeting confirm the chairman's ruline. Mr A. D. Ford seconded the motion, which was carried without dissent. ■ . The motion was agreed to, Dr. IMC*« asking .that hiß dissent should be On the inotion of the chairman, seconded by Mr Ho'JaH it was agreed: That- « hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the convenors and mertibers of the various committees, and to all those who in any way assisted in making the visit of the cfficert 'and men of the Light Cruiser Squadron aa enjoyab'.e one." . , Following is the balance sheet, audited oy Mr James'Anderson, City Treasurer: — Receipts—Public, subscriptions, £348. 14s; "ocal body subscriptions, ' £713; ■ trottin? •neeting, £253 lCs; swimming carnival, 13s 9d; Rugby football, £Si ss; citizens'ball, £303 9s; entertainments (dances Caledonian Hall), £64 l?s 6d: total, i17?3 16s 3d. ; Payments—Boxing tournament, £162 1?b 2d lea 3 gate receipts £65 5s 6d)—£97 6s 8d: 'ports in barracks, £45 10s 3d (less gat£ -eceints, £6 5s Gd)—£39 4s 9d; hookey match, £7 8s 3d; swimming carnival,, £3O 10s; general expenses; £lO4 Qs 6d; citizens' hall, £377 4s; entertainments, £429 16s;. secre-. tary's honorarium, £7B Is; cheque' books, Ss; balance, £559 17s 2d; total, £1723 IfisSd. A vote of thanks to the Mayor concluded the meeting.