THE RELIEF WORKS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 8

THE RELIEF WORKS.

-TREE-PLANTING

The donations forwarded ,to the Relief Committee,, and specially earmarked for'treeplanting, havo mounted up to'such"-an extent'that tho committee is starting six men on tree-planting at Kelburne Park this morn-; ing.'..„'yhere are/still about/fourteen'men on; Mr. ■Willis's--.books who', are.,not"fitted for.' anirthing : but tree-planting. ;-■■'" :-.. : ■ .'..-. •The authorities .at Victoria College have informed tbe Relief Committee that they-can-not-gee their way to grant permission; to ;Uso' one of the rooms in the college for .a. cookhouse to bo use'd in connection with the ■scheme for a hot meal at midday, outlined by the. Hon. J. E. Jenkinson. ... ,'-. : !>... i...

/-The new gaiig which qomm'encod operationsoil the. Mount Victoria-road on Wednesday is not up .to'tho\ standard'of the, men''who worked throughout-last, week;:-'.;■' The newcomers were* set l 'to'"Work- In'ikirly'heavy 'going,-but are being l shifted 'further oh into simi)ler':worl-;''-;Tl;e- off on''account'oF the' rain!. Owing,probably'to'a misunderstwidihg,''only seven 'of the':twenty-five''mei' turiied.'up.'|at 1 p.m. wlicn":w6rk was'to'Tesume.,"-'/'''; l ''-''';' -/•Tho pick is a dangerbus"weapon 'when/'it gets'into the hands of an ; amateur, aiuTthis has: been proved by 'the- of accidents which' have occurred since the-relief works commenced-. ■ On Wednesday two moro accidents occurred on the Victoria College works; Ono man bad a pick driven into his wnst, and another had the upper part of his arm torn thiough a pick falling on him from a (onsidsrablo height. SUBSCRIPTIONS. The amount paid into tho Relief Committee's bank account up to ycsterdiy was £1430 The latest subscriptions are — £ s d. Kent Terrare Pirsbytoiian Chinch Per Mrs SliirtcLffo— - 32 3 9 E.Balcombo! Brown... ; ... ... 10, 0 0 Mrs. Stone 110 M Murdoch # 10 0 Sundry subscriptions ...'... 1.11 0 "Anonymous" ..'. ....... 1 1.0