KAITANGATA COLLIERY EXPLOSION RELIEF COMMITTEE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5395, 3 March 1879, Page 4

KAITANGATA COLLIERY EXPLOSION RELIEF COMMITTEE.

A first meeting of the committee appointed at a recent public ineetiug to take action to raise funds for the relief of the sufferers by the colliery explosion at; Kaitangata, Otago, was held on Saturday, in the Mayor's room* City Council ofHcies. There were present: Hia Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Messrs. Larkins, Buddie, Murdoch, Clark, Taylor, and Ewington. The latter gentleman consented to act as secretary. The following gentlemen were added to the committee :—Messrs. J. C. Firth, H. Brett, J« L. Wilson, T. Morriu, the Right Kev fc Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland ; Rev. J. Carries* Very Rev. Father Fyues, V. G.; Rev*. A. y • Webb, Rev. Mr. Bond, Mr. J. B. Ru33e"» Dr. Kenderdioe, Mr. W. J. Hurst, Mr. C. Stone, jun., the Mayors o Parnell, Onehunga, and Hamilton, 40 the Chairmen of the Poiisonby, K? r3 * ngahape, Eden Terrace, Eden, and market Highway Board?. Mr. J. r Clark was appointed treasiir«>r. The chairman said Mr. Firth bad authorised I"°* ' put his name down for a subscription of -* • The secretary was i*3struct*d to get sn scription lists and distribute theia among various banks, coal raining companies' and elsewhere; alsn to advertise thatsu scriptions would be received and ledged, and to sak the Choral Society give a concerc in aid of the funds. also agreed to make a personal canvass ot town, which was then subdivided tor purpose, an. I two gentlemen were app ol ? to canvass each subdivision. _ of the 44 Fatima" exhibition, having on . hia Worship the Mayor halt the procee - hia exhibition during the next *Ji? ' «et* offer "was gratefully and the ing thea adjourned until next Saturday*