BELIEF COMMITTEE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 64, 17 March 1933, Page 14

BELIEF COMMITTEE

UPPER; ;HUTT ACTIVITIES

■ There was-"a fine display.-"of locallygrown • vegetables at the-Cosy Theatre, tipper Hutt, on Tuesday night, -when the .Upper Hutt Citizens' Relief Committee held its first, annual meeting. Mr, Blewttian presided, and among those present ■were Mr. A.J. MeCurdy (Mayor of Upper Butt) and .Sirs, McCurdy, Mrs. Adams • (president), Mrs., Bradley (hon. secretary), and -MivJ. K. Johnston (chairman of the local- relief. workers' organisation), and Mr. R. A v Nicol, whohad come from Wellington^ to judge in the relief workers' vegetable growing competition. -Before -awarding the prizes, Mf. Nicol gave an interesting address on vegetable growing, and spoke" highly of the relief workers' gardens ■ he-:had been' judging during the last three months, and of the first-class display to be seen in the hall that night. He congratulated all the competitors' on the good work done and the excellent .results achieved. 'After the.president had presented the prizes, Mrs. Bradley read the annual report and balance-sheet. She explained that all ; the committee's accounts were paid through- the Borough Council, and audited by the Government Auditor. During the year they had raised £131 Ss 7d; by ■entertainments, and received £80 7s'3d in subscriptions. In the boot shop H35 pairs of boots had been repaired in 40 weeks, at a loss to " the' committee of £SS 0s 2d, an average during the winter months of". £4 a: week.. 'Since July the committee had granted assistance in 600 cases, the rations including groceries, oil and malt,, firewood, etc. In cases of sickness, or ; delicate children, 4375 pints of milk and. 217 dozen, eggs had been delivered. Thirty cases of green vegetables had'been given, and the-committee had bought- four, tons of potatoes.-selling them at aJoss of. £S 7s. -Since January, 20001b of fruit.' had been / given to the committee, - and they had sold 34541b of sugar for jam-making at a loss of 3s a bag. They had also sold cheap seeds, six tons of lithe, and a quarter of a ton- of superphosphates. . Donors of fruit included Mr. Mumby,s Dr. .Kemp, and "Anon." ; Mrs. Bradley thanked all those who had assisted her in her work, especially the business men of Upper Hutt and the artists, who had -so frequently and generously given' their services. • . : The-chairman,'in a final speech, thanked the. public for their support, which he Hoped would be continued in the coming year. He mentioned ..the committee's debt of: gratitude to their late chairman, Mr. Spearman, to the IMayqr and Mayoress, to their .president, and', to 'their secretary, whose work had' been, unceasing . and beyond all praise. ■ .Concert'items were given by the following:—Pianoforte solo, ,Miss Medley; song, Miss Shiel: violin solo,. Miss Huggins; song, Mr. Williams-;- coThet solo, Mr. McPherson; /recitation,. Miss Skoii; song, Master Donald Smith. • The winners of the garden competitions were:—Best collection of. vegetables: Mr.

Severn l r ;'-Mr.;: Anderson, 2. •' Best kept "vegetable garden:. Mr.: A. W. Humphrey,

■ 1; Mr. Gfattan, 2. Most improved parden: - Mr-.J.-C. Scaif.'.i; -Mr. ,W. >T. Jenkins and. Mr. J. Gr. Mpuat, equal, 2. Mr. Williams auctioned the exhibited vegetables for the .relief funds at the close of. the evening.