SCENERY PRESERVATION SOCIETY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 33

SCENERY PRESERVATION SOCIETY.

The adjourned annual meeting of tho "Wellington Scenery Preservation Socioty was held in tho Exchange Buildings last Monday night. Mr E. W. Mills (vice-president), in moving the adoption of the report and balancesheet, regretted that the Society, which was a very excellent one, had not received more support from the public. Bespoke of the excellent work done for the Society by Mr Reid and other members of the committee in the collection of useful information. Mr L. <!. Reid said it should be the aim of the committee to get the City Council to undertake the planting of tho reserves in some systematic manner, 110 thought they should change the namo of tiie .Society to thai of the Wellington Treo Planting Society. The report and balance-sheet woro then adopted. The election of oflicers resulted as follow: President, Mr L. G. Reid; vicepresidents, Messrs E. W. Mills (re-elected) and C. Denton; two members of committee, Messrs .1. M. Richardson (re-

elected) and 14. H. Govafct; auditor, Mr D. T. Stuart (subject to his accepting the position). Mr E. W. Mills remarked that the great thing for them to do was to get more members for the Society. Mr R. 11. Govatt pointed out that one of the advantages of such a society was the good that resulted from keeping before the public the fact that they had something worth preserving. It was decided to alter the name of the Society to the Wellington Tree I'lanLing and Sconory Preservation Society. Misses Seddon, Ileaphy and Maxwell, Kre present at the meeting, wore members, meeting of the committee held 'ds, Mr G. Wright was elected n ; Mi B. M. Molineaux, treasurer, J. M. Richardson, secretary. Mr VV. Jb'. JLSarraud was appointed a member of the committee. A meeting of tho Seddon Birthday Testimonial Committee was held in the Hxohange ! Buildings last week, when there was a large attendance. Matters in eonneetion with the testimonial wore fully discussed ami considerable enthusiasm was shown. Mr I'. Hudson, who presided, said that a full statement of accounts would bo submitted at the next meeting, tho date of which would be advertised. Tho newly-elected Board of Directors of tho New Zealand Times Company, Limited, met last week, and appointed Mr L. L. Harris their chairman and managing director. Nearly GOO children of members of tho Working Men's Club were entertained last week with vocal, instrumental and comic [(elections, beginning with a Punch and Judy Show given by Mr Mapleson. After the programme had been gone through, flio happyFaced children were set down to tables laden with cakes and fruit and other good things, which soon vanished. The children enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and the climax of their happiness came when each of them was presented with a toy. Tho Club authorities deservo great credit for the complete success of the novel and thoughtful entertainment. The following were the tenders received by tho Harbour Board for contract No. SO, extension of Shed H, Queen's 'Wharf, outer tee, south end :—Mr Jas. Kusscll (accepted), .£B6B 19s ; Mr Donald McLean, -C877 19s Cd ; Messrs J. and A. Wilson, .£075 17s Gd ; Mr A. Whiteford, .£9BB 13s 2d. The engineer's estimate was <£!>9o. Messrs Harcourt and Co. last woek sold by auction a collection of pictures by Messrs J. Elder Moultray and J, D. Pcrrott. There was a large attendance, and all the lots were sold, the larger canvases fotching .£(!, £B, £'J and JJII respectively. Tho Minister of Justice has roturned from a visit paid to the district between Wanganui and Stratford. Ho inspected the new Police Station at Wanganui, which was built on the co-oporativo system ; and also the Gaol, and found everything in a very satisfactory state. The new Courthouse and Post Ofiice at Hawera wore found to be in an advanced state of completion, and in this caso also the co-operative system is giving every satis- * faction. At Stratford the Minister was interviewed by a deputation asking for further conveniences in regard to sittings of the Court, which will bo duly considered. During his visit tho Minister was forcibly struck by the wonderful increaso which has taken place in settlement and population in the district.

A meeting of members of the No. 1 C'ooporativo Building Society of Wellington wiis held in the Foresters' Hall, Tory street, last week, when tbo Society's thirteenth loan appropriation was made. The number drawn at the first ballot was 81, but the lady holding that number clouted to forego. Another ballot was then taken, and the successful numbor was 213. The holder of this number holds one share, and consequently becomes entitled to a loan of £IOO. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society are sending to the Grey Valley Acclimatisation "—Society eight fallow deer, on behalf of the Government. Tho Government have decided to appoint paid official lady visitors for the whole of the lunatic asylums of New Zealand. With tho opening of tho Wellington Exhibition, tho agricultural show, Wellington ltacing Club's Spring Meeting, and probably I a match with tho Australian cricketers, there j should be a carnival week in November. 1 Tho Wellington Tost and Telegraph Social and Literary Club held their third annual re-union last week at Thomas' Hall, which had been tastefully decorated. About 100 people were present, and dancing was kept up with much spirit until an early hour this morning, to tho strains of the Post and 'telegraph orchestra, which provided excellent music and was conducted by Mr Forrest. Among those present, were Mr W. Gray (Secretary of the General Post Office), Mr Eose (Inspector of Post Offices) and other heads of department i. An excellent supper was provided by Messrs Mufclwau and Churchill. The duties of M's.C. wore carried out by Mossi'S W. 11. Simons, J. F. Out and T. H. Gibson, Every Court has jurisdiction to make mistakes "—dictum by the Chief Jiulico in a case heard on Friday. Mr T. Bom, on behalf of (ho Pruids of Melbourne, lias made a donation of .'..j to :hu Wellington 110-'jdial. At last week s meeting of the Hospital Trustees, ,\ nr.se France was granted an additional month's leave of absence without paj'. It was decided that a house owned by the Trustees at I'ipitea street should be pulled down whin the lease is up. Accounts were pa.-sed as follow : Salai ies, X'lSl lis Id; insurance, .C>3 I'.U iOd. There arc now 100 patients, 09 males and 0! fomales, in tho Hospital. There are only 1 t cases of typhoid. No deaths from tins disease have occurred in the Hospital this year. At last week's meeting of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the » secretary raid that ho hid received a letter from the secretary or the Harbour Lioird, denying the alienations made by the Society [that poultry arriving on S.iturdjy afternoons, and left on tho Wharf o:i Sunday, w.;re :i .4 attended to. Mr Griffin was elects I to i!:c committee in place of Mr .I'regear, resigned. Tho vital statistics for Wellington for last month are (js follow : —Births, 80 ; deaths, 41; marriages, -iO. Last month thoro were seven petitions in i bankruptcy filed, as against two in May of last year. During the five months of tho ' year that have elapsed there were iIS bankruptcies, as against 21 for the corresponding period of last year. The usefulness of the new reserve which is being made in Mount street is already being taken advantage of by the youth of Wellington. On Sunday morning a number of young I

mon wore enjoying themselves with a game of football there, greatly to the edification of passers-by. There wore 13 wet days during the month of May, tho total rainfall being 3'O2S inches, with a maximum fall of ITS inches on the Bth. In tho same month last year the fall was •PG97 inches, and the average for tho month in previous years is -P931 inches. Tho "deadhead " i 3 very much in evidence at the football matches at the Athletic Park Company's ground. The little hill opposite the ground is lined every Saturday with deadheads, and the authorities propose to have these groups of champion mean people photographed. In view of this, it is expected that there will be a much larger attendance next Saturday, as, in addition to a cheap view of the match, they will also get a photograph. They arc expected to send their orders at once.

The following subscriptions have been received by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals :—Per Mrs Lingard -Mrs and Miss Tarn, 10s 0 1 each; Mrs 0. Izard, Mr C. M. Luke, jMr W. Ferguson, Mr C. B. Morison, 10s each ; Mr W. G. Poster, £1 Is ; Friend, £1; Mr W. M. Hanuay, Mrs li. O'Connor, 5s each ; Sympathy, 3s -. Mr Carmichael, Mr G. Paradise, 2s o'd each.

A "social" was held by the Workers' Union on Saturday night, the chair being occupied by Mr T. Long. Songs were contributed by Miss Duckworth and Messrs Darlce, Johnson, Armstrong, Brown, Griffiths and Goodall. Messrs Molas and McLaren gave recitations, and Mr Mcrcier an address. A voto of thanks was passed to those who contributed to the programme. The Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington for the month of May amounted to £27,(321 12s 7d, and the beer duty to £523 lis. For tho corresponding month of last year the amounts were £20,253 Ms 93 and £51125, and for tho previous month of this year £29,151 10s Od and £OOI 7s 9d. The amount collected for the past we.de was £57 iS 12s Id and the beer duty £2O Is 3d.

Tho parade and boat drill of tho Naval Artillery was held at tho boalshed on Saturday afternoon. The boat drill took the form of a nice between crows cox'od by P.O.

Harris, Gunner Podgers, Gunner McLaren and P.O. Davenport. Two heats were pulled off, and the final will lie rowed on Saturday next. The first, heat between P.O. Harris' arid Gunner Podgers' crows was won by the latter, and the second heat, bcfw.'.m '-rows cox'cd by Gunner Mcf.aren and I'.'J. L'avonorpt, was won by the former. \ T r J. I-] Page, Town Clerk, was oxmr: :d i on Monday by the < hie I' Justice !•,•■ m t-erving | on the Grand Jury, as his riu'.i 's re [tiiivl his I presence at the- City t.'ouncil office*. ' Tho School Commissioners have decide'.l to hold sales of reserves a-; follow., —Nineteen seet iocs ;it Pahiatua on t lie 10th ; '..' > sect ions at Palmerston, lU'.h ; 1(1 sections at .Vellingfcon on the :oth 'the 1.ee1,•.-of Messrs fin'-e-.e, Mac Neil and (Jo. for iron tor lire Exhibition building has been accepted. A meeting oi Court Robin Hood, A.0.F.. «'!u \n ld last Monday, C.R. Bio. O. Johnson in the chair. A letter from the Auckland district with reference to eleiraiic! win received, and consideration of the matter was postponed until the next mealing. The nomination of officers resulted as follows -. C.1.'.. Pro. .1. George ; S.C.K., Pros. A. ii. I farbottle and I'. Goimoy ; treasurer, 1 >,,;,. J. V, r . W.'.i-il : secretary, Bro. J. T. Webber; S.W., Bros. il. Meyer and 11. Hughes ; J.W.. Bro-. A. IL Rogers, P. Hughes and W. G. Go<s ■ -i.P , Bros. A. 11. Rogers a:.d '<•]. Hughe.. . minute .secretir, 1 . Bros. P. A. C. Pre hie and R, G. Newe.'l. "It is a gr,nt pi'y I > see so many jl'o;-;; -; j dragged into Wellington to die," said Mr J. M. Richardson at Monday's meeting of the Scenery Preservation Society. " In fact, ferns will soon bo as scarce about the city a-; primroses about London." The .subject of Mr A. W. Kitson's lecture to tho Wellington Shorthand Writers' Association on Monday was''The City of Paris," concluded. Mr Kitson looks upon a visit to the capital of France as essentia) to a really complete education, especially in relation to art and the cultivation of the graces of life. The objectionable aide of Paris was stated to be by no means so bad as many painted it,

Tho meeting closod with a. hearty voto of thanks to Mr Kitson

At a special meeting cf tho City Council last Monday a resolution was passed that the burgess rolls be certified as correct and signed by the Mayor and two councillors as provided by the Municipal Corporations Act. At a meeting of the Citizens' Institute last Monday in the Exchange Buildings, Mr K. L. Burgess delivered an eloquent address on " The Life and Political Career of Mr Gladstone," and quoted copious extracts from some of Ids great speeches. Tim lecture w.as full of various reminiscences of the G.0..M , personal and otherwise. Mr Largess ex prossel tho op'nion that Gladstone would rank as the greatest orator and the most versatile and unique personality of tho century. The lceourer received a vote of thanks. There was a large attend nice. The chairman (Mr C. T. Richardson) announced that at the next meeting-Mr P. Tregear would real a paper on " The First Labour War."