PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5631, 29 September 1875, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY.

A mixiimj of the comimttcu appointed to initiate proceedings for the inipiu\uinent ot the Presbyterian Cemetoiy met yesteulay afternoon, at the ofhee ot Mr. Ale\.milei, Wyndhani Chambers, at 4 o'clock ; the Kev 1) Bi uce occupied the chair. — Mr Heed, for tlie sub-tommittee, lepoited tli.it Mi. Anderson liad inulci taken to prepaje estimates of the cost of the icijuned impnn ements, and Mr Alexander submitted lists of 1'ieaby tenans to be called on for contributions tin the puipo&e. — Mr. Anderson, who was piuscnt, submitted a sketeii plan winch he had picpaied of the ceineieiy, and pioposed improvements. He also gave estimates of the cost of the total lcquiicmcnts, which included the building ot the tenee fronting Symondb-stieet in stone and mortar, cemented on thu outside face, and «~)ft. in height ; thesubatitution of a suitable non gate, and smalkr gate for loot pasbengeis, the inaLing of one Luge carnage - way through, and the formation of side - paths as far as possible, together with the entire eiadication of the gorse fiom the graves and giounds The total was estimated at £14*2, exclusive of the cost of planting — On the motion of Mr. H. Gillillan, seconded b\ Mr. T Macky, the plans ot Mr. Anderson s\eie adopted, and he was requested to complete the pioposaU. — It being thus evident that £200 would be lectured, each member present doubled his subset lption ; and it was. lesolved that an immediate efloit should be made to obtain the total amount It was lesohed that a ie«|uest should be mado to thu authoiities of the lloman Catholic ground to simultaneously proceed to eiadicate the gorse in then grounds ; and that a similar elfoit .should be induced in relation to the gorse on some private allotments ad)oimng the cemetery on the lower side. Mj Andei -.on was directed to proceed with the suppi cssion ot the gorse, and complete the plans for the lest of the work. The list of lianus was divided among themembeis ot committee, and it was n solved to pr< • ceed witli the tmbsuiiptionH toilliAith, ,u 4 lepoit to next meeting in a week.

The Wuibito Thin'-* says: - "On Saturday List Mi (Jumming purchased a splendid sample ot To Kuiti-gi own hops. Ho finds them much superior to the imported mticlc on account ot their freshness, though, as lenuikodon a tonner occasion, the natives h.ive not yet attained to a perfect method of piessmg them,"