THE JUBILEE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 8125, 23 March 1887, Page 6

THE JUBILEE.

TO THE EDITOB. Sib, —With the permission of the Jubilee Committee, I purpose on Wednesday night handing in, for future discussion, the enclosed notice of motion:— ,f That the most appropriate form of memorial in honour of Her Majesty’s Jubilee, would bo the building and furnishing a home for the aged and indigent of both sexes, to be called the Victoria Benevolent Asylum; and that subscriptions be invited from the people of Canterbury towards this object.” The following are a a few arguments in favour of the above It is an acknowledged necessity, if not a duty, for every community to make provision for the aged poor who are past work, and without means or friends. The institutions at present existing in Canterbury are unfitted for the purpose, and it will be absolutely necessary shortly to provide more suitable accommodation. If we do not take advantage of the Jubilee to raise a fund, we must expect soon to be rated for the purpose. The memorial should be of such a character that every person in the Province could feel an interest in and subscribe to, and it seems to me that this is an object to which all classes could reasonably be for the building, without reference to locality or amount subscribed. That if what we read and believe with regard to Her Majesty is correct, the raising of a fund to erect a suitable home for old people would, under the circumstances, be the most acceptable and appropriate form of memorial we could dedicate to her. I am, &c., C. P. HULBEET. TO THE EDITOB. Sib, —It appears to me that Mr Eossiter’s suggestion re the choice of Chairman has been made without due reflection. Without denying that his Lordship the Primato has won and deserves honour and esteem from all, it does not appear that he is the one most qualified for this particulor honour. His very position as head of a certain Church disqualifies him. If we could not separate Sir John Hall from his political views, it would be still more difficult to separate a Bishop, however Liberal, from his religious views. Make the Primate Chairman, and the whole thing becomes sectarian, and just as Mr Eossiter anticipates that the record of this honour to their Primate would be handed down to posterity, so, doubtless would the monument we hope to raise, whatever form that monument may take, be recorded to posterity as the Church’s commemoration of the Queen’s Jubilee. To make this Jubilee a success all party feeling must be sunk, political as well as religious, and to this end it is most undesirable that the head of any Church should be appointed Chairman.—l am, &c., X. TO THE EDITOB. Sib, —Allow me to make one more suggestion for the celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee. I propose that the money raised for a charitable object should be spent in building a refuge for destitute children, who, I believe, at present are consigned to Burnham, where they associate with youthful criminals of all description. Let this institution be governed by religious, but not sectarian, principles, and let teachers of all creeds be admitted. I believe this suggestion has been made before, but the training I propose the girls should receive is, I believe, new, viz.—that they should all be instructed thoroughly in some branch of domestice service by competent teachers. Good servants are well paid, and the demand for them becomes greater every day, and if this idea be acted upon mistresses would know where to go to look for them. Should this scheme find favour, I believe that numerous contributions will be received from the ladies of this Province.—l am, &c., A CHEISTCHUECH HOUSEWIFE. March 23.