OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS ASSOCIATION.
A committee meeting, held in the Board Room of the Early Settlers' Mull yesterday afternoon, was attended by Mr Donald Raid (in the chair), Messrs John Kci<l. Duke. Dntliie, Barron, Eriijli, Brown, Brcbner, Fercns, Proudioot (treasurer), Langlands (secretary), and l)r Fulton. Votes of thanks were passed to Dr Fulton for two framed pencil sketches--ono the first residence o( Mr James Fnlto.ll, Maungatua by Mrs Valpy, sen., 18-19, and the other lJuncdin from Hill Head, on road to_Forbury, by Miss Kate Valpy (now Mrs James' Fulton), September 25, 1849; for framed picture, Lisburn House. Caversham (still standing), 1S81; for "South Duiiodin. 1861," showing clump cT black pino in swamp; for " Laying the First Sod, Bsvlclutha- liailway, 1871," and for a miscellaneous collection of newspapers, Home and colonial, imtl other matter; to Mrs Mary Dick, Moray place, for volume Illustrated London News, lSffl; to Mr U. C. Proudfoot. for Punch's Pockcl-bocik. London, 181G, with graphic description «nd 'illustraition of running first trains, etc.; to Mr Win. Dawson, for a volume and some loose sheets of cleverlyexecuted cartoons—parliamentary, provincial, municipal, and general; to Mr Peter barr, for portrait of his father, the late Archibald Barr, chief postmaster, Otajjo. arrived per Mariner, 18)9, died 20th August. 1898; to Mr Wm. Melville, Gcorgo street, for "lJunedin from Union Street, I860," and "North Dunedin from Botanical Gardens, 18CG," both photos by A. M'Coll, framed and presented by Mr W. Melville. As the annual meeting will be hold this month (May), the annual report will be brought up at next meeting by the secretary, and balance sheet by treasurer. Sixteen new members were enrolled. The following deaths were recorded:—Mrs James Beadle (79), Dunedin, Nournubal, 1858; John Nelson (05), Milton, Hamilla Mitchell. ISG4; Mrs G. M. Border (81), Adam's Flat, Jessie Brown, 1S60; Mrs James Kobertion (Jano Gould, 78), Xorih Taieri, Stately, 1854. In connection with the sale of work initiated in. Dunedin by ladies connected with the association for the purpose of
iiirni.-liiii!,' tlio iuiU. it is Krniiiyii!" (o state thtu the Indies of Waikouuiti, in response to a request from the secretary, had a meeting and decided to assist. As the ladies of Waikoimiii carry out anything lliey lake in li'ind ill mi earnest and whole-hearted manner, very substantial assistance may he looked t(.i (rum that quarter. The sum oi X 2 Hs was collected and forwarded as proof of their goodwill, to he followed ni intervals by work for the sliills. As the object is one. in which all early settlors arc interested, no doubt other districts will follow such a Iswkib'c example.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14211, 12 May 1908, Page 3
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