BENEFIT CONCERT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11593, 29 November 1899, Page 5

BENEFIT CONCERT.

A benefit concert in aid of Mrs Buckingham, a widowresiding in the North-East Valley, who lately lost her only son and was left in a destitute position, v,as. held in the" Georg^ . eveW Th Gymnrium Hall on Monday Kit! taf m fi/ sUlass tyle^S x . xrounson's cornei solo As Mr r Qt\ ■

■ '"'MORNINGTON MAYORAL ' , ELECTION.: ■' „ ' ■ To the :editos. ■'- ■WorS Coni X a recommendation from the Works Committee, and Cr Annand readily l r J, wt th? others that the metalling should be done m its turn. Then, in regard to the Maclaggan street channel, this matter only came before the notice of the council -.as part and parcel of a scheme to deal witb an such defective storm channels, and ia consequence of a petition being received from residents in lower Eglinton road, who are in the same predicament as the Macla^gan street folks. la dealing with this petition, I moved that all these defective channels, including Maciaggan street, should ba reported on by the Works Committee at next meeting as to best means of dealing with them. Thi?: motion was carried, Cr Annand voting for it* —I am, etc., . '. ■ ■

Walteh Gow,

BANK HOLIDAYS. TO THE EDITOR.

SiE,—lt has long been a puzzle to me why the public allow the allied banks to cause them so much inconvenience .by closing their doors for two or three days at a time when aIT other business places are open. Could anyone imagine such an awkward time as to close the banks for two consecutive days when tha town is full of country people making: largo purchases? It is well-known, too, that a number of " spielers " visit the city in such times as the present, and it is a cause of worry to shopkeepers having to keep large sums of money by them, and until it can be deposited in the bank.

To many country people it is a special source of annoyance in another way, as they draw1 cheques from various tradespeople for goods supplied previous to coming to town, and depend on cashing these cheques at the bank iv order to meet expenses while in town. In another way, and it is not the first time it has happened specially awkward this week as it" was tho 'Frisco mail week, and I learn that several people who purposed sending Home drafts forgot, or did not learn, that the banks were to be closed, and have thus had to delay their correspondence in -consequence It strikes me that this is a question for consideration by the committee of the Chambfiot Commerce, and I sincerely hope they will take it up.—l am, etc., . ' r ■ ' J.Q.S.

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