QUEEN’S MEMORIAL FUND.

Evening Star, Issue 11511, 30 March 1901, Page 3

QUEEN’S MEMORIAL FUND.

A meeting of the General Committee of the Queen’s Memorial .Fund was held in the board room, Agricultural Haht yesterday afternoon, when there were present—Messrs Keith Ramsay (chairman), A. Sligo, G. Roberts, D. E. Theoman, H. E. Muir, K. Mellaud, G. X. Denniston, J/G. Thomson, G. Joachim, J. Reid, W. B. Vigors, A. S. Paterson, G. S. Reeves', N. H. Bell, E. W. Petre, Bishop Nevill, and the.Hon., Bolt and Fergus. Apologies for non-atten-dance were received from Messrs H. V. Fulton,R. T. Wheeler, jun., and A. Burt. . Bishop Nevill was elected a member of the Oommittee. -

The Chairman mentioned that Mr Bathgate and himself had had an interview with the mayor with a mew to inducing him to jvithdraw Iris resignation of the chairmanship of the Committee, but- this His Worship did not see his way to do. , The chairman also mentioned (hat he had approached Sir Henry Miller, who had consented to act as president of the Committee. . He moved that Sir H./Miller be appointed prerident.— The: Hon. Mr Fergus seconded the motion, which was carried. ... It was resolved.that .it BeyelerroJ to the Executive Committee to take steps to induce the assistance of the school children throughout Otago in the movement. — Bishop'Nevill made a. few remarks express sive of his symjiathv with the 1 movement, arid toid he would give a donation of five guinea®.—A' letter was read from' Mr A. Wilson resigning his. seat on the Committee, owing to his -inability to attend Corivmrttee resolved that the ladies of Dunedin and suburbs willing to assist in , the movement be invited ,to attend a. meeting to be convened for next Tuesday afternoon. —The Chairman reported that it liad been suggested ; that His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York be asked to lay the foundation stone of the pedestal for the statue. —It was decided that His Excellency the Governor be approached to ascertain if it would be convenient for His Royal Highness to lay the foundation stone during his visit to : Dunedin, and also that a. copy of the resolution be sent to the Executive of the Citizens’ Reception Committee, requesting their co-operation. , , The contributions received up to the present for the Memorial Fund amount to about £9OO. The principal contributors and the amounts are as follow;—Mr Robert Glendining tnid the Union Steam Ship Company, £IOO each; Messrs Bing, Harris, arid Co., Messrs Hallenstein Bros., and the Westport Coal Company, £SO each ; Sir H. J. Miller, Messrs Neill and Co., and Mr H..E. Shacklock, £25 each; Hon. T. Fergus, Mr Keith Ramsay, Mr Thomas- Brown, Air. D. E. Theomin, Mr William B. Vigers, Air John 'Mill, Messrs A. and T. Inglis, Messrs A. S. Paterson and Co., Messrs Herbert, Haynes, and Co., and Messrs Mackerras and Hazlett, £2O each; Air Thomas Callender, Mr William Patrick, and Air James Rattray, £lO 10s each; Mr Alexander Thomson, £lO.