MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14530, 18 November 1910, Page 7

MEETINGS.

BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL, -■ - - 111 The monthly meeting of tho Birkenhead .. Borough Council was held last night. . Pre- - i sent: Messrs. J. G. Kay (Deputy-Mayor), '.--'J Tom Hadfield, V. A. Pitt, Wm. Wallace, J., $ Gilbert, J. Hadfield, E. G. Skcates, C. E. : £ Campbell, and Thos. Church. It was do-' 'vS cided to notify carters and contractors of tho seriousness of leaving timber, etc.,. -v! across the footpaths after sunset, and refer» ~ ring them to tho by-law regarding such ob- \- J structions. The Harbour Board wrote granting tho Council permission to erect stands *->' near the wharf for fastening leader horses ;; 'f alsj stating that the Board had no objection ' to the Council extending the water channel -V» across tho end of the Board's shed to pre- J vent carts blocking the way to steamers. . Referred to the Works Committee. As noj < ;&l tenders were received for kerbing and chan-; nelling, it was resolved to order tlie material,: and the Works Committee were empowered ' ' to have the work done, and applications, . called for a working foreman to super .- }£ .the work. The Perry Company forwarded- ■ a copy of the charges and time-table for thovehicular ferry service. Messrs. Kay, Camp-' bell and Wallace wero appointed to confer « with the ferry with a view to securing an additional trip per day. It was decided to, ;. 1.:, offer a reward of £2 for information leading; ' ! to the conviction of persons injuring street lamps, and to write the • Birkenhead Gas ••' •' 'regarding tho street lighting. ; -A. letter was received from tho Northoote Council asking that a conference bo lteld to discuss the matter of the recreation reserve at .-Vii the head of Little Shoal Bay, which it was. - suggested should be jointly controlled by the two councils. It was decided to meet' > the Northcote Council at eight p.m. on! • * December 1. It was also decided to in- " ■ form the Waitemata Bowling Club that their, letter would be dealt with after this coa* . >■', ference. . ; : • * T * -Sip WAITEMATA CHAMBER OF > , : iy? COMMERCE. ~,'s A meeting of tho Waitemata ChambeiHbJ , - . Commerce was held in the Foresters', HalL M>" Birkenhead, last night, Mr. R. Barahamf iji (president) occuping the chair. " The matter - ' •.$ of a hospital for the district was introduced! - ~f. j by the chairman, and after a lengthy , dis- , -7| cussion, it was resolved to ascertain what . the Hospital Board is doing in connection .. I with the matter, and to ask the district's representative on the Board to report on . £? the. matter at the next. meeting of the *•;£ chamber. Increased postal and telegraph * facilities and the extension of the telephone ''1 service were also considered, and- a deputa- : - tion, consisting of Messrs. Parnham, Hen-*i '} i derson, Donnelly, Hunter, Beckett, What-! y'J ford, and Edmonds was appointed to waiS| ' -J] •upon the Telegraph Department to urgoj ; the necessity for increased telephone, faoU**-" ties in the'district. It was decided, to hold a meeting of the chamber at Northcoto-i» 'iis January next. .

DEVONFORT WESLEY 'ANNIVER- .

, SARY. ■ . r;t| ■ The Dovonport Sunday-school anniversary Jj was continued on Wednesday evening with! J, a meeting in Wesley Hall. Among en- * couraging items noted in the annual reporti -y j was the fact that tho scholars had won 23 vJ.., prizes, and 32 first-class certificates. In both cases the school received the highest number! :V; awarded to any city or suburban school, in I" the Auckland district at the last examina-

tion. - One very pleasing feature was" that# 'vi Miss Mabel Welding had " gained lin the* ' . : ?m senior grade, two years running, the - highest) /-jHj possible number of marks, viz., 100. Tba M school also holds the shield for_ the district :3|p of Auckland. The . school. has increased its ' number during the year, the roll being 17ft : ••sg| scholars, an increase of 16. The Junior ' -X*k Endeavour Society, under the care' of Miss . Xv 1 ! Ethel Mason, has 34 members," and intend holding a sale of work on November 26.' irk i'UM-j aid of Dr. ? Stevenson's Orphanage.. Mr„ S Wilding, sen., treasurer, gave a satisfactory t'-,j report of the school funds. The school is >|§|j in credit. During the year the sunk of £75 was collected by Messrs. Parker and H»6mas ;£[ to increase the school accommo)l*tsosu £33 of this amount being raised by the young ladies' Bible-classes. The Home Mission '(;}} fund abo received from the school the sum "" 'ifi of £3 . 35.. Then followed an excellent' pro- Sjf gramme supplied by. the sobolars. .. Piano»':'t •rl.'i* music, vocal music, action songs, recitations, ~ ft and two amusing incidents furnished by- • Mr. Sutherland and his class. 7 The- Church) ~ Glee dub also contributed items in excellent style. Misses Waters, Doris Jones, andl Mr. Phillips sang songs. vry acceptably. • -Vfp" Mesdames Clark, sen., Broughton, and B_ . -.U Clark trained the children for the parts. •'< 'fi and deserve great credit for . the success of M their efforts. • ' ' v %. . - y-iM