EARLY SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3097, 23 July 1913, Page 81

EARLY SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION.

/The monthly meeting of the committee ot the Otago Early Association was held in the board room, Otago Early Settlers’ Hall, on Monday afternoon. Present: Messrs Donald Reid (in the chair), W. H. Ferene, John Hope, W. Nicolson, E. C. Hazlett. .John Dnthie, Mcsdames (J. 11. Hayward, M. Barnes, Sinclair, and Poe Jen, and Mr G. G. Proudfoot (lion, treasurer), and John Wood (secretary) A vote of thanks was presed to the following for gifts to the Museum and portrait Gallery; to Mr J as. Kelly for oar'y copy of \\ iso * Directory, to Mr J. M Burns for framed photograph of Mrs Burns, passenger by the Magnet, 1840 and descendants (four generations) the family of the late Captain John Hughes, of Dunedin Lire Brigade. 1862, for Volume of Saturday Rev ew by J. G. S. Grant; from Mr W. 11. Roberts, Oantaru, card with billheads of the early days, showing many of the old buildings in the late sixties; to Mr John Blair, Mornington, plan and report of Otago harbour works, bv James Melville Balfour, C.E., 1864; to Mr W Livingstone for framed business receipts of the late Alexander Livingstone; from James Macandrow. John Hill, and Robert Fenwick. The following names of early settlors who hatl passed away wore recorded in the minutes: Mrs David Wood (Silistria), I 860; Mrs George Munro, 82. of Mu tiro’s Gully, arrived 1856; Mr Andrew Chapman, 73 (“Robert Henderson”). 1859; Mr Thomas Dagger (Grasmere), 1862; Mr Andrew Diddle, 56 (Gala), i 860; Mr Joshua George Wright, 88 (“Ocean Queen”). 1859; Mr Joseph Voting. 91, at Gabriel’s Gully, 1861; Mr David M'Conncchie. 81 (“Lightn'mr’ ) 1862; Mr John MTvechnie. 75 (Pladda). 1851; Mr P. M. Griffon, arrived 1860; Mrs Mary Brunton (Silistria). 1851 : Mr Antonio Joseph. 85 (“Favourite”), 1847; and Mr Michael Tynan. 81. arrived early 60’s. On Saturday afternoon the members ol the Lady Descendants’ Club paid a visit to the hospital patients at the Benevolent Institut'd!. and gave a concert. Mrs James Doy (president) was in charge of the party. 'I lm different wards wore visited in turn, each performer passing to the next ward and repeating the item or giving a substitute. The patients appreciated the visit very much, each bedridden inmate being spoken to by one or two of the party.