INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LX, Issue 6998, 3 August 1883, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

A special general meeting of the member* of the Industrial Association was held at 7.90 p.su last evening. The attendance was fairly numerous. The President, Mr A. fl. Eowload, occupied the chair, and referred to the satisfactory telegram received from Mr T. O. Kelsey, re the Alford Forest diamonds, as a subject for congratulation by the Association, which bod previously taken the matter up. This meeting bad been called, he explained, for the purpose of dealing with the cup which he had offered for the advancement of local industry. MrSaaditein, at his invitation, bad brought two cups which were on the table for the members to choose from. He bad offered the priss to encourage member* to compete for it. The advancement of the industries of n country woe a patriotic work, and a trophy won in tbit cause could, be thought, be re* •aided at an heirloom that would be valued by the descendants of the winner. It bad beta proposed that application* should be sent in for the prise, but none had been received, therefore he considered the cup had not been churned, and he would suggest that the cup should remain the property of the Association, to be competed for at the end of another year when, he hoped, there would be many claimant*. The cap bad been offered for a good purpose, and should be won, and he left it for the meeting to say how the cup should be desalt with.

Mrßtrutberspropoted—"Thattbeawarding of the President’s Cup be held over till next year, and that it be awarded by ballot by members of the Association.*’ He thought that each member should giro his vote as to whom he thought deserved to receive the prise, and the consensus ol opinion of the Association would thus decide the matter, Mr B. W. England seconded the motion. ' Mr W. S. King thought the President’s conditions should be adhered to. The President wished the meeting to decide the conditions. After tome further discussion, Mr Strothers* motion was put and carried. Mr J. L. Seott proposed—" That a Committee be appointed to collect information m to the relative value of the work done by various individuals to further local industry and advance the intereels of the Association generally i inch Committee to consist of five members, and to report to the special general meeting to be called to award the eon. 11 The motionwae agreed to, and Messrs B. W. England, J. Scott. S. P. Andrews, J. Jenkins, and B. Strothers elected by ballot ae members of the Committee,

Mr 3. fi. Banks brought before the Aseo* station specimens of glaae made in Christ* church from Kaiepol and lew Brighton easde. Be believed ell that was required to start the glare making industry In .Christ* church was aoajpitel of about JBiOOO. The sand, he had been informed by an expert, was equal to any in the world. (The specimen# resembled ordinary dear bottle gust, that mad* from Hew Brighton sand being of a

greenish lint, end the Keiepoi sand epsrimsn dearer, but. containing user# fla*J *£•* •“* former.) Mr Bank# proved—* That the subject of gleet manufacture in Ohriitchurch be referred to the General Committee to report on at the annual general meeting. Messrs Danke. 8. P. Andrew#, and Sandstem spoke on the subject, and the motion was **?he *Pmid«nt drew attention to eom# sawn totem shingles from Mew» Johnston, Wood and Oo.’s I’erawera Sawmill#, Little then read hi#prom»«*i I*|» r on the subject of '* What shall we do with our boy#.*’ ... . , . A unanimous rote of thank# was aooordea to Mr England for hi* paper, which it we# decided should be printed. The meeting then adjourned.