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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 635, 12 October 1909, Page 4

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THE COMMITTEE "WOUND-UP." - COMPLIMENTARY REFERENCES. .■'.The filial meeting of tho Citizens' Unemployment Kelicf Committee was hold'in "the 'lowa Hall yesterday afternoon, his ' 'Worship the Major (Ur. Newman) presiding. There wore also present (lie Hon. J. E. Jenkinson, Messrs. ;\V. ftoot, Uco. Nnsti, E. C. Kirk, K.A. Wright, J1.1'., J. 1). Fitzgerald, aud Oeo. Willie (lion, secretary). . ' • -.■' '-...- : v The ciiaihnan remarked that th« object of the meeting closo the duties of the committee, with the exception of a few details, which' would not necessitate another meeting. As a result of the appeal to th'e public; eald Dr. Newman,: subscriptions- totalling about £19Gi had boon received. Iu addition,' £100 was given by the tramway employees towards the erection'of. their recreation hill, and the , corporation had added £100 to this. Other sums brought the amount paid out by tho pub. lio to £2141, as nearly us.possible. •'•With the work which.the City Council had put-in hand, and the aid of tho Government subsidy to th« Victoria College works, something like £4000 had beea expended. Not a shilling had-be.cn spent in charity, all money , paid out being for work done, nhen. the unemployment trouble ■wus at its height, statements were made that numbers', of men-were-looking for worknnd praying' that thoy would, not- find it. Thii statement, however, had been disproved by the experience of tho - committee. Hβ thought the committee.should pass a hearty vote of thanks to Mk.-W.-H.. Morton (city engineer) and to & s n w™ nt i Mr, IL A, J - I'atcrson), and also to Mf. Willis,. for the great amount ;■ of work Which they had.done- in assisting the committee. In'conclusion,"Dr. Newmap Kid hY proposed having the aceotints and tin audit wfiMld bo take* in hsnd'-'tty ■'officers oi the City Council, who had generously offered to do tho work frte.. ...;,. ~.■--.

TIK-Brth. J,E, Jenkinson, in proposing-Y vote, of thanks to MesMs. Morton and Pater, eon, Inid special etram on the work done by these two oflicers, and added that ho was sure that the committee could not have done the work carried, out without the wholehearted assistance of Hie engineers. . ■ -.-■ The hoh. secretary of the. committee was also accorded a hearty vote of thanks (or the time Mid work which lie hnd put into the Relief CommlHoe e business.' Jfr. Jonkinson said Mr, Willis had done tm enormous amount of hart work most willinirly, and had carried. it o\n without sparine himself in any way.; Tho tact displayed bj-Mr...Willie was in a mat measure responsible for tho euwess of ■ the undertakings.- ■■■■■•'■ . - '.:■ ■•■■!■■ .--.■ ■<■ - ■ - ■ -. ■ Mr. Noot Fflirt that the whole of the. admini*. (ration of nffnirs had been left to Mr. Willi and had been carried out admirably.- ; . Ho \vni only. (xirry■ J.IIO committee could not (ti\'c him something moro than a vote.of thanks for- hU■ (lewrvini!-labours and the ostra exiionso he hnd been put to. He trusted that the Mayor, as chAJrijian of the commillcp, .would forward llr. Willis iv letter which would rccoinpenpe him in some measure, and might slaiul him.in. good:stend m the future.. ■ . '■; ' -.'■ ,•:;..-.-•. .■A vote of thanks-was, also , passed .to th' Jlayor for the cherßy he had --put into th» movement.. -...-.-• -,;.-• _ • ■~-'., -~--.-.. .-■■.•■