Meeting of the Executive.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4582, 2 March 1893, Page 3

Meeting of the Executive.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Belief Fund was held this morning j the Mayor of Christchurch presided, and ■ there' was^a large attendance. The Mayor stated that he had tele-' graphed to' the : Bail way -Commissioners, asking' them to grant a half-holiday oh Thursday, March 9, to the men in the Addington workshops and the good* shed. He had not yet received a reply. Mr fiarley stated that there was no probability of the Banks closing on Thurs- - day. He thought that the 'merchants* offices would not generally oloße. : The Mayor of Sydenhaor remarked that the movement to have a holiday in Sy denham was not initiated from any feeling of antagonism to thatin town, bat because it was felt that on Thursday it would not be possible to get a large attendance of members of the Friendly'' Societies/ as the men who had already contributed could not! afford to forego half-a-day's pay. Therefore, it was proposed to hold' a church parade of the Societies on Sunday. Mr C. Foster, ■' representing the Oddfel lons, said the members of that Society, many of, whom bad already given half a day's pay, could not afford to lose another half day. Mr Harley pointed out that Bhop asßistaritß and others could get 'away on Thurs-. day. He thought* therefore, that it: would be liest to go on with the Thursday demonstration. % ...V, : .~'v^';J; : -:::: " > ; Ifr was pointed out. tbafc thel'inoßt ' attractive feature of the demonstration on Thursday would be the Friendly Societies' procession, and that if the twpdeaionß.tratiorie Wjßrei held oner. wpmd prbbftbly^'spoil the other. ■">/■ •' tl: -;' 1 ;;•'• ." i jjTbe Mayor of St 'Aißan^^icggesteji having, a .torchlight; 1 . procession and display of fireworks on Thursday evening. 'Mr Dougjass said that the Orangemen, Good Tempters and Hibernians would. turn out on Thursday., He 'believed that many of the Oddfellows' also wtfuld turn put. ', '.' . . .; ■. /M^'C. Foster said that there wonld probably be a good attendance on Thursday, if the employers gave a. half holiday. ; After eocde discussion;, it was unanimously decided to go on 'with the demonstration on Thursday. > \ ; ■'• li7 ji' letter '.was read from the Very Eev ; ' th.e^'- \D,ean/ Btating that it had beep arranged to devote', "without dedpctibn, offertotieß at all the services at th'e I .Cathedral 'pa Sunday next to the Queenalan«JMef EuidJ : , ..; : ; : ;;'^ ;;' - ".; ' ;'\ ] . were €rom the ■ of Beveral churches, annb.unolnjg 1 '.tiißbfneir offertories^ On .Sunday wouldf be ,to ifche f und. . ; , '; 1 '-:[■ Mi 6. B. flart'moved-r'VTiiat the wUole ;Ofthe fundßatthedispogafof the Central , Committee' be utilised in the purchase of and produce." , ' ■ ) : ■ The Mayor duggeßted that should be Bent in money. He had received a . letter frqm one "."gentleman,, s^iting^th4t ' hiß contribution htad .been giVen^ on r the nndSrstahding th'^t it 'would be. forwarded iii cashy and he knew that othera had done ' *the, same. ' ; '.. '.. '' _■/' ■•" ;. : '"~''J}*.i i ~ MrHart added to his motion the ," with the exception of JBIOO tb be iable'd; ' J oyer:at once." " " ' ' '' ■-"-• ■/' ', |: " " 'The Mayor of St Albahs seconded the, motion as added to. ' ... f " '. ' • ' ; Mr W. B. Mitchell suggested that ,'^2so . should be sent in ; cash. , He pointed out ' th&t sum wbum pave to be . spent 't by the Qaeeilsland Committee,, in paying labour to clear away d^Jm^&c. . „ .' Mr Hart aaid that he was quite willing ty> accept Mr MitohelVs; stiggeßtion. '"' ; . The morion was carried unanimously in the following form:— -"That the funds in the hands of the Committee be expended in produce and clothing, except £2&), which the Mayor be requested to cable to i Queensland at once." ;\ . ■ i : Mr Mitchell reported that the employees , ,of. Messrs Moir and Co. were sending over • twenty hundred-pound bags qt flour. ; i : The Mayor said, that a v , considerable t number of persons , oKdjaent over prodn be > privately, being apparently unaware that i the ;Gommittee had:/ special facilities for , ;purehaß\ng produce. '■„.'•;, „'•; .....,; The receipts since the previous meeting 1 were reported as" .£93 Oa lOd. j )• ; The Committee 'then adj ourn.qd to 11 i a.m. next day. ; . V .. : I; " " — - — — ■; . '.- , ;

» The collection, made atrJoliie's Paea > Hotel by Mr E. Idle inaidof the Belief ' Fund realised the Bum lof:^. 1 ' ■ : A service was 4in the' little church '; at the Hanmer Plains on Sunday aftert iiobn, when the BeV '-' :-Nt'- Campbell ' preached. ' A collection was made in aid!of 1 the Queensland Bloods - Relief iFtind* The 1 reßult~a very 1 creditable- one considering ' the size of the congregation^ was aaum'-of [ ?£lUa. :':\k:" V, ..;rWj: .',,,■'] ! r At a Bseetirij? of r the Pioneer Lodge, | TJ;A.O.D., held ou Mondaj night, the sum ■ 6t £5 £s was Voted to tHe Queensland [■ relief fund, the sum tci be expended in food ". j* clothing. It is also proposed to devote "■ to the same laudable object a portion<of r the proceeds ( 6f the late'fenrinal gala. » i The following subscriptions were' ool- >' -lectetd^at the Aahb'urton Saleyards on fl Tuesdays -D. Thomae; Jes- cfis* W. F. Allen, M 5 D. Tippett; ss ; H; M'Lean; 5s j ' QeorfjeCoe, i81; Bobert Millar, 10s 6dj ; M'Groy, 10a; M. Wilson/ £2 2s ; 3D. >[ iMorrow, ''•■'jei ; variotfs small amounts; i total, £12 4a 6d; amount/ previously r acknowledged, JBII9 18a 9dr /grand total, . £133 3s Bd. Mr J. B. Mayne, head master, '* forwarded a cheque t ox M 18a, being the • amount subacribed by the teachers and • pupils of the Aehburton Borough School; r There was a large attendanca at the [ TJnited Methodißt Free Church' j Adding- ' ton, last night, on the occasion of the 2ev • Gt. Hounßell delivering a .lecture on >. Queensland in aid of the relief fund. The • reverend gentleman gave, a very interest- • ing discourse on the various parts of the ». Colony, in wiich he had reaided. . His intimate knowledge of the parts affected^ by the ; flood, gained during eleven yeare' i residence there, assisted him in ■ making . his hearers thoroughly acquainted with. 3 the nature of the havoo caused by the , recent floods. The church choir gave some