BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
TO THE EDITOR, Sik, —The meeting of the subscribers will take place to-morrow, and it is to be hoped that all the subscribers will put in an appearance and elect suitable members. It is well known that a canvass has been going on amongst the life governors by a probable candidate, and that] by the aid of their proxies be hopes to get returned. The life governors should not give proxies and thus swamp the votes of the genuine subscribers. The governors should either attend in person and decide on the merits of the candidates proposed, or leave the election to those who do attend. A proxy should not be used unless the names of all the candidates are known at the time the proxy is given. I therefore suggest that the proxies should be cancelled, which can be done at any time. I don’t object to Roman Catholics being fairly represented, but it is well known that undue influence has been exercised in the past, and those interested in the welfare of this Institution should make a point of attending to-morrow and electing the beat men from the candidates who will be nominated. —I am, etc., Citizen. Dunedin, January 7.
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Evening Star, Issue 8407, 7 January 1891, Page 3
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203BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Evening Star, Issue 8407, 7 January 1891, Page 3
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