PATRIOTIC MEETING AT MURCHISON.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13815, 9 July 1915, Page 8

PATRIOTIC MEETING AT MURCHISON.

A lars;e and ontihusiastic meeting of residents of the Murchison district was hold in the Council Chambers on Saturday evening (writes our oorrespooderit) for the purpose of discussing matters in <crinpct".ion with the Sick and Wounded Soldiers and their Dependovits' "Fund. Mr J. Badoock, chairman fit rho Couatv Council, occupied the chair, and in his opening remarks explained the objects of the meeting, and said that he would like those proseat- :u -.:.■•■ i.(l1■ ii- opinions whether tlv v 'li'.M;jiii ii * Josh-able that voluntary <-oulfil)i;tionf should <be paid, or whoL.t.w-1' ;--orm: recommendation should !>c in;"!.- (■> ii"1 (:.>uvori\ment that a tax oi su.no kind lie li/vied, say. a tax of ■tl or "\"fv I'!1.";)I.' of capital value of , iro t-n-: v ,■;•.«,! \>.-!.ioh would probably produce ample funds for some time to Mr Bredbun said ho understood that subscriptions "were being collected, to afford only temporary relief, until the {Government took up the matter ot a permanent fund. Mr Bredhury moved, "That this meeting heartily approves of the movement inaugurated fey tfao Nelson people, and that a committee he formed to further its objects." Seconded by Mr liod»son, ard carried A Strong committee was accordingly elected, with Mr S. L. Fairlmll as chairman. ~ , . . lit- Fail-ball then took the chair, and ~fivr lijur.luiiL- thosf present for electIn- hin, in tiit-. position, stated that the \v'-rrui's Club was devoting the pro~ o-Vui it.- annual ball, to be hold early in An.'usi v, the relief funds. He <')'\d Hint !k' favoured, rather than a WJ a i,;)tion;tl fund, administered' (ho Alhr^ier of internal Affairs, or the] T'uiilii; TruvU-o, Mr Fr-wr whs proposed as secre-i-ivv ,'•-' iV- committee, oil the motion fVF"W~l*".Vfwk. seconded hv Mr JJunn. ' \ir i.'n-;-<v said he was perfectly avl'liti" to assist-, nut he would prefer i'lnt viMif"i!io cKse be appointed, as h<J f O jV. ho ,■!>!> hi not do justico to the office Mr-ox Bredbury and Fraser were -rconhnoly appointed joint secretaries. !!. v-.s resolved that lists lx-. preparvA fii that tJitv following ladies and rpnUniien canvass for subscriptions in i'hiM- respective ridings::— liraeburn:—Messrs vVluttem, btcwart and Pa^o. Hampden:—Mr Brown, Mesdames Downie, Clayton and Watson. Maruia North :—Messrs A. Monahan, C O'iJrion, B. F. Spiers and T. French. ■\lamia South :—Messrs Gco. Thomson, 0. Walker and L. Nornss. ' Mataki— Mepsrs A. J- ledgers. Isn>ll>v and Richardson. Maliri:—Mrs M. Hunter, Messrs Tkidcork and Doney. Owon:-Cr. Win, Messrs. L. Newman, .1. Rait and Gilroy. Howard GoldfieW :—Messrs Kitto, H. Allison and C. Sanderson. It w.-s resolved tlint the next meetilia- by held when it was ascertained v.hat was being done in Nelson.