THE STUART MEMORIAL FUND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2105, 28 June 1894, Page 28

THE STUART MEMORIAL FUND.

A meetisg of subscribers to the Stuart memorial fund was held at the Town Hall last night. His Worship the Mayor (Mr H. S. Fish) presided, and there were about 70 persons present.

Mr E. B. Cargii-l moved— "That in the opinion of this meeting the form which the memorial should take is a public statue to be erected in a prominent place in the city, and that any surplus be applied to founding one or more scholarships in connection with the Obago University." Mr Cohen proposed the following amendment: — "That tbe most fitting way to perpetuate the memory of the late Dr Stuart and show our regard for his life-long services to this community as divine, citizen, philanthropist, and educationist, is by the establishment of a free reading room and public library, to be named the Stuart Library." Mr Torhance said that he had an amendment to propose, and it was — '• That this meeting is of opinion thab the memorial to Dr Stuarb should be in the form of a hospital pavilion bearing his name, and having in connection with it a bust of tho deceased." Dr Hocken moved— " That, in view cf Dr Stuart's great love for higher education, 100 guineas bo devoted to getting a suitable bust erected in the university, and the balance of the fund applied to the purchase of books for the university library." Mr T. W. Wiiitson moved — "That, in the opinion of this meeting, the form of the memorial should be the founding of one or more scholarships in connecbion with the Otago University." In reply to a question ib was elicited that bhe amounb raised so far was aboub £400. The various motions having been duly seconded, after some little discussion, the meeting proceeded to a vote on the proposals before them. The Mayor subsequently read out the result of the ballot as follows :—: — University ... ... ... ... 21 Hospital 382 Library ... ... ... ... 355 Statue 898 Tho total number polled for the three different objects — library, hospital, and university — was 758, and the statue haying 898, there was a clear majority of 140 in its favour. Therefore, he declared the proposal to erect a statue to be carried. He trusted that every person who wished to revere and respecb bhe memory of Dr Stuart to pub his shoulder to the wheel and get subscriptions for the purpose. — (Applause ) A vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting.