THE LEYS INSTITUTE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 16, 22 April 1905, Page 36

THE LEYS INSTITUTE.

TH ANK-Ol' HIE COVN'LIL Tbe • ,g refwi'. oi iter Leys In • ’.•j'.e • .tic- ua* adopte-J at lit* ■ - ■ .• - —Uncase i ■ haM: Ajodkatic® to be made to < -i» l-Mtm-il tor a license for the ka? ft ;« • :ie ir-fang-. ete. Fee* tor the a*e of the kail: The fee for tv As n: ;•» N- 7s **i for a meeting n : and » half hour in length. aaj -*-’s .os any meeting exceed iag that -i ; : dty meetings to be at * ehatee of -* *4 1.-** tb~?: n:gl»t meetings; bj meeting* o . ttemi Uyom! tea o'clock p-Ei. T*-e -k.,< charges to include cost of i-jis..* IV * :sb.< Literary Society meeting-. The aoeiely to be allowed the u-e of t e j;> at * charge of 2s ski. being tie ■»-’ -t si-h’iae and eleaaing. per wight. S ■--■ 'of lectures for winter er.r.Lßg- l-.<- eLtsreua and Couneilkw Parr to r.» to a -xt meeting. Sal* sersptiors: ‘-- 1 .i eocxuuittee recommend that in * - use oi two subscribers from one tami’y. *.barge be 15s per xxruin. Jiew book- . The librarian to be authorised to pur;-**- new books to a value not exeeedi®? iae amount received in subscript i-vc* to tbe lending library, per. ;:cg ib* .*pf*. 'nt of the eocamittee of sr.aas:- wt-at. and report to each steering ■'< cuotmtllee the number and title* oi -■*' purchased. . Signed i T W Ley*. "airman.** The Mayor lion. K. Mitchelsert I said those also acre pevs nt at tbe opening the ley- Institute must have bees. -*;r<s—tj pleased that ths aae joined the Irusroes to enable tkat ÜBtilutSw to tec started long tafai- it would otherwise have been. He thought it I-.i fist sag that the eesneil sb'tiid ■-* appreciation of the great *-r-.i-*-~ that had been rendered its that eosta vt»o« by Mr. T. W. Ley*. The insti:’!-*- tjs not only a credit to the 3-1 * e city, but also to the ■» '-.ole eeSosy. Applause.) W hen they fwiaj a possessed of such publie spirit as Mr. T. IV. Leys, cue who j: i r- t - sit rt«!? be baa pased away. .s ‘ asthropy shot;»; ee duly and en-njuraged. It was sot only the lieersl doaation by Mr. Leys that they aboufd f-se' thank nd for. but the amount of sea 1 and bad shown in working to ensure be sae-’sss of the institute. Mr Ley* had »«••. his whole Heart into •tee W'trk "applats-e . and spent no end of time in that work. Tse Mayrw ifea r«»v*d. ■'That tie AscMnad City touneit de-s-ve- to place -a re.ord. sad to convey to Mr. V't’sc.® Is-ys, the very high sad gratef,--. appreviatiea ei the body corpora ?of stee May.vr, councillors, and ritirens tie ;-i;y „f Aacksaed of his ge&« :>*=’; •» rapplmenting the f-rn-is of iSe ' rrv.st fc.-r the e-tab-lisksEeat o-f ’s-e 1 ,-y- la*titrre ■>. F«>aso&fty. H the -icy oi Aueklaad. The aeeumulacien e: I've truss fund* wou-d not have suSked sax nsany years to s-»me. bus a • de-irs kavissg been expressed for a pa.yie library is Poasusby. Mr. Lays ru-" ,ar e forward with the hnndsom* .sffer to pay half the twtal ejst m eruetree, .‘crnisfong, and t ■* lasts itr H- at*o nniert<»k to **l- - *--.y «ne - -x- rsight be neeeesnry to- enable .* >r-?*i to pay its bait, so ths. -?e wishes nf his L'e brother might be ef-.en effe.r t wirh ;rt delay, and in a-. a;> , :’’.r Ti e City Council prwwwfiajv r\e r-. y<- Leys farther ■»- »i*tod tn—t seeer.-.s-iy j« -roekirtz rise Institute -i.■ <<Arus veiun-e,.' and em *par ■'.j’ -- ti.-. ,-r.ey. «r per- * xal e?er. in f::rai*hing the Institute for the be set - s-f the < -y, and Ponsorrby ia pifs-.A- *« A large-hearted interest ■> th-- * *’. sovraT. and biteile- fuel wvlTbrreg f the ci.itwtr* cell* for due onracnitkm, xn»i the City Cowm-il is VM-“wr t’.e nnanro-m* -*os;nt*n t of the mhiSte bodr corpora:* in recording a mo-t beaary vote of thxak* to Mr T. W. Leyw for L-* zenero-itr. and rn erpre*.— fcg to -.in; tSe :tn» *t Z-Ksd wish** of the peopi* that what he teat a**i*te«i m f.r Their benc-it he mav see unmr-i •-■ tw a WS<-s-«*c.'u’ i-stie. «u -■ »« 1_ J. i . :

motion, said a* a ir.c.u* r of th* mmittee he c-oaU vouch for the good uerk dene by Mr. Ley*. It was phs*-i«g t * the adrantege that «s< already taken by residents of Poasouliy -»f the institute just opined. AT -:«iy st was evidently mueb appreciated. Mr. Jobn C . urt was glad -. uswil uas taking steps to aeknoaledge the gift to rae people of Poc*>saby. Mr. L-ty* by bis generosity had pro* :-i *1 oeeceamMativa for bota yuunz and chi. It wa* p'.ea-iag so see the crowd of v*isg pe-,>’e who already wove takh'-g advantage of the institute Mr. S. C. Brons suoke in similar lines. Mr. Jofcn MeLeod -oid Mr. T. W leys had n<* ly seconded tae - Tort* of his brother. Mr. William Ley*. Av Aland had re .*oc to be gra’. iu for tbe g-n*-rcatty of its citizens. Wb.u they tbeug’st of the gift* made by Grey. Caiopbeli. Macke’vie. Coss ley. Elam. Boyd. Maekeeknie. Wolfe .to the Charitable Aid Beard l , and the two Ley*, they ba-3 mwh to be thankful for. Mk, A J. Entri-in suppLraested tiis r-ucarii. already made by adding that Mr. T \V. Leys took the Kveliest intcre** in the welfare is the institute. He had already arranged for a eottr** of ! t durisz the winter month*, a&l a Debating Society had already been started. Mr. Entrsean hoped the ’ ouneil w -uld see it* way to open a similar instituSon soosewher* in the vicinity of Karangabape R* ad. as that wa* a verr populous dsstri -r. The other night every table in the Ley* Institute was occupied Lv v-'-uug people. Mr .failsa eoas’dere-.i that Atteksasder* should «? proud that they had »en like Mr. T. W. Ley* atnongs; the eittmw*. Mr. AL Casey also testified how well the institute was already appreciated. The rooties was then adopted with applause.