SEDDON MEMORIAL FUND.

Grey River Argus, 5 July 1907, Page 3

SEDDON MEMORIAL FUND.

TRUSTEES APPOINTED.

The adjourned meeting of the Seddon Memorial F.und was held last evening. Present— Messrs Felix Campbell (chaiir), Noonan," Gieseking, Petrie, Bignell, Kdlgour, Daniel," Kettle,, Ponsonfoy, Ingall, Jones and Kerr. Mr Campbell moved "That the resolution on the minute*book fixing the number of trustees 'be rescinded, and that it be altered from seven to a lesser umber." Mr Kerr -seconded. Carried. After a good of. discussion the following trustees were elected oh the mofion of Messrs CapmIbell and Petrie: — 'His Worship the Mayor, the Member for the District, Country Chairman, Messrs Campbell, Phillips and Kilgo-ur, the latter three gentlemen to hold office as long as they resided in the district, and on a vacancy occurring no successor to Ibe appointed. A committee consisting of Messrs Tonsonby and Jones was appointed to draw up a deed of trust. (The 'balance sheet showed receipts £206 17s 6d, expenditure £9 16s 6d, creolt' balance ;£ig~6 *t&. Messrs. Phillips and Kilgour were appointed to -sign cheques to pay outstanding accounts. Mr Bignell moved that" a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Messrs Campbell (chairman), Kilgour (treasurer), Phillips (secretary) and the canvassers. The mover referred to the valualble work done by the Chairman and said it was 'mainly due to his efforts that the fund had been started. (Mr Kerr seconded and bore testimony 'to the excellent services (rendered by the executive. The mo'tion'was carried by acclamation. Mr Campbell in ireplydnig thanked the subscribers for their hearty vote of thanks. He only regretted tthat he had not done more. He was sorry that something "more substantial could not be obtained tp 'perpetrate the memory of the greatest statesman the colony had ever seen. !Tihe smallness of th aonount collected in no" way did the ohject justice. It showed a want of gratitude, and the reward was not what it should have been. The district owed .a debt of gratitude to •the departed statesman. There was •not a part of the district. that had not f&ll his h'ahd, and his voice' was ever raised in Cabinet for the wants of the West Coast. If he had been alive, to-day 'the Midland Railway work ; would have been in hand and other works progressing. No one felt the daatiE of the Right Hon. Mr Seddor more than the people of the West Coast.

The meeting then adjourned