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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1916, Page 5

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THE SEDDON MEMORIAL,' MEDALS. SIX OF THEM AT TOWN HALL. mE POSH lON, STILL DIFFICULT. A letter from his Worship the Mayor (Mr. G. E. Perkins) concerning ill© non-presentation of the Sed-« doim Memorial Medals, was read at last mgho's meeting of the Greymouth School, committee. The letter was in i-lJi.j to the Committee's request that di-.-u.als v\-on be presented, none k/i iht= winners for years pasit having i.aucd their trophies. Mr. Perkins nolod the request that lie arrange for the presentation of the, medals, and. added i'ie was net aware that he was a trustee -if he v/ay., he had i2£?er been invited to attend a meeting of. the. trustees nor had he been notified of any such appointment. Howevei'j when the occasion of the presentation of the medals was arranged,- he would, be pleased to attend.

The Chairinaia of the Committee (Mr. J- Tennent) said he had interviewed the local manager of the Public Trust Office (the fund having been . placed in the hands of the Public Trustee), who explained that the trustees! of -the fund are the Grey County Chairman, the Mayor of Greymouth, the member for the district (: y vi.'tue of their office), Messrs Feiix Campbell, F. H. Kiigour (life trustees), .and,the late, Michael Phillips (.lei-ievary). The ' Public Trust Uiiicc !!■;•■] advised him, (Mr. Tennent) that : *hiyor knew all about the ineui.l .■.-,.:-.! that they-were in the safe or all -i-g . oin of the Borough Council- Tht kite Mr. Phillips nad also t'.id the speaker the same. The ■', Mayer.. hvv.-over, denied all knowledge . of U;i:g a truatee, stating that the k-tUi from die Committee was .the iudt induiat-ion he had had that ho .w.s a trustee. Mr. Tennent said he U.r./.i :■.[• .!■ interviewed Mr. Kiigour, . i.-.f said Hie responsibility rested ■vi:,i. \h - Mayor and was most em-pi-a '..■ '■:■■ that the medals- should be j.i... i !. Continuing, Mr. Tennent s ■ ;:';■- were six or seven medal? Co-i:-:c.'l •i.-'Scv. ' It wasi a rather oonr- •; pkea-xd '•':• -. ■-grettable affair, and a 'peouiiar position for the Mayor to t.-ke ap. Mr fix ,aid the Mayor, as the chief iihizon of the town, should take he initiative. Mr. Parfit't (doubtingly): Mr. Chairinan, sire the medals; really in the Town Hall? The Chairman: Yes, they are *a the town Hall. ' Mr. Parfitt- suggested that a. depu- - t.atioa. be appointed to wait on the •■•.;;' ;| The Chairman moved that the Com;mittc'3 write to Mi*s R. J. Seddon and notify her of the manner in which the Seddon Memorial Trustees are .;?,rrji--g out their obligations. 'ih-i motion was seconded'by .Mr. Rix a: d carried. .