Public Meetings.

Albertland Gazette, Issue 1, 14 June 1862, Page 4

Public Meetings.

''''•Tu^e;.9th>a;.;ntimerously-attended-meeting1 was -held near the fore rigging, to take into consideration the.best means of making better arrangec'raents with regard to the cooking and serving out of the food.-to the passengers. After discussing the matter;,to the;'satisfaction of;all, the, subject of cleaning was brought forward.' The President, Mr v Brame, in the course of his remarks, on the'subject, said he was very sorry to see that one.or two 'of . the young men had raised an objection to this, important work—a •\york in which'he [the President] had thought $icy would all take an active part. ; |One or two other matters jwere.brought forward, such as bathing, concerts, and other amusements, which, , after being fully.disc.ussed, with a,few words of "" counsel and Encouragement from the President, brought the' meeting, to a c105e.>.,_;.,-. Asecoridrneeting was held on Thursday after. , noon, for the purpose of enabling the President' and captains of messes to* confer together with a-view of carrying out the resolutions ofiMonday. We may state that as the result of these meetings Messrs.* Hook and Edwards are acting on behalf of the 'tween deck passengers, to convey to the President [and through him to the > authorities of the ship, when it may.be necessary] any representations which such passengers may wish to make for the,pro"lnotion of their convenience and comiort There^arG now captains tof - messes, and since; Monday's meeting Mr. Twelvetrees has been appointed first chief captain, his duty being.to watch the delivery of the 'dinnera to the cook, and their redelivcry, when cooked, to the captains; and also to summon' the cap' tains m fives when.-the ttiifdmate begins'to give oiit the weekly, rations, at 12 a.m..>every Friday. A chief captain of the deck cleaners'is also now appointed to superintend this very important '33usine3~s. Mr. Parsons is the chief captain now-

l , . lj . . . ■' -y V m oifice-.: It may lie-stated, too, as a farther result of these meetings, that the coffee roasting, which has sadly 'interfered, with" the dailybaking operations, is to be performed at four a.m., every Friday, and our fiiond Mr. Baker lias . kindly consented to assist Sambo, the cook, in\ the work. ■> - \ ' i ■■ - — :•==:*