WELLINGTON SAVINGS' BANK.

Wellington Independent, Volume VI, Issue 551, 22 January 1851, Page 3

WELLINGTON SAVINGS' BANK.

, Tho annual meeting of the Managers of the above Bank vras held on Monday evening, tjie 15th instant, at Barrett's Hotel, J,-,C V Raymond' Esq., Manager of tho Union' Bank of Australia in llie chair. . ■ A synopsis' of the accounts of the

Bank".for, the year ISSO, was read by tlu ; - Secreuu-y. ■' The.; jist; of; Miinagers'-wa-'' also read, and .the.names of those wl'io were deceased or had left this settlement viz., [Messrs.- Boulcott, Hogg, Horiibrook, Suisted, WudeJ'.aiid others', having been, omitted, it.was resolved thai .the names' of Messrs ißradey, George* Hurt, Thqs.--Plimmer, and the Rev. W Kiiton, be tidded to the list of Managers. It was nibved by-Mr/ J. H." Wallace, seconded by' Dr.-Eeatherston, and re solved u'nanimoVsly— '•".-'" .'.'■'."" That the iV-llovVing gentlemen ho appointed as the 'Superintending' Committee for the ensuing year,; viz.—Messrs. Brandon,' Blyth, Catcb'peol, Cliftonl, J. Dorset,• M.P.,-*W. Dorset.7 W. Lyon, John M'Betli, AY,.-11. -.Ilhodes,, W. Spinks, J. M. Taylor, ami H.'Waitt. . The thanks of the meeting yvere then presented to the Auditors and' Actuary for their services during the year, and tc the Chairman for his 'conduct in the chair. * . • -..--- .-i..... Immediately after the above, the Superintending Committee met, and' 'resolved— That.the following gentlemen be the Trustees of tlie Saving*-' Bunk for the ensuing year— : Kenneth llethune. Ksq. : -' I. K. Fe*ilierstoii,.Esq. M.D.William Fitzherbert, Esq. .lohn Johnston, Ksij. J.U. Itaymnn-i, Ksq. Manager IT. B. of ■>. Also—"that Mr. Woodward be reappointed as Actuary."

Another year has been added to the history of tbe suttlement, to-day being the IJth .anniversary of the arrival, of the first settlers. ft does not seem hoyvever to-be ushered inwitb that spirit nor yet with that hilarity of feeling yvbich lias hitherto marked and characterised its annual return.' Why the same preparations have not been made on this, us on former occasions, we cannot understand ; or whether the blame is to be attributed to the Treasurer,; the Secre-. .tnry, the Committee, or the public. Why the Committee appointed at a public meeting failed in supporting Captain Ilhodes, we do not knoyv; but yve think that, after that gentleman had resigned his trust, the Committee ought either to have followed his example, or carried out the necessary arrangements, and not to have allowed the public to be deceived by an appearance of support on their part, which prevented: those from acting yvho would have carried out the affair as it. had been done on former occasions. We are exceedingly sorry that such an event should have occurred as the non-celebra-tion of the Anniversary of the settlement, as it lias beeu generally considered a fraternal meeting day fir the yvhole community. Certain it .is, that great apathy or neglect exists...somewhere...