A VISIT TO NORFOLK ISLAND.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 916, 8 September 1910, Page 2

A VISIT TO NORFOLK ISLAND.

''.■YkrT'-ahd.jilr^ .New-Zealand; on April. 28 last by"-..the, s.s. Moaua, ' and -:subsequently': visited Mr/Nield 'writes':—"Wβ landed: at .Norfolk en'June,B, which.was the 51th anniversary:' bf.-'''.tlie,- : settlement of the- people from J-;the ; ■doscSridants ■'. of; "■. the-';■.;'■ mutineers;. ;pf'V the" Bounty..: Since , our:a'rriyal , .we' ; . : lia'vo.'had: a continual round of- yisitiiig;. hospitality;: •and ■ kindness; amongst:-the' r .numerous .relations ■ andi'friends, nianj; '.ofAwlioni . my "wife.".-had hot seen'for; H. yea'ri, "when-she' left. Norfolk', at teii. years, for; .Pitcairn," Island. ".■.'Arrangements; "were the .first:meeting;in the public": haU. at.Tiongridgo,; when ;J\[rs. : ';Nield,gavo an'address. .Archdeacon.Coinihs.presided. There were also'present: Captaiu.--Elliot,', the'- qhief. magistrate, and fins, wife, , and: th'e.presitient of the. councili. as well'as other; .leading,, inhabitants.'.,; ;The. nieetihg was such a success.thdt'it leditojasecond. nieetihgiv for..ladies' only, in ■hall on" the; island—the new Eawson • Halb Mrs. Nield was again-the speaker. 'J'lie: following is a copy of ti. letter ; : received; from Mrs. Wilson, the wife of; the Bishop of; the....Melanesian-: Mission :--'Dear Mrs. Nield;—l am sorry that I- lam unable to attend the meeting;;this. andI shall 7 be \ glad if..•instead;. the: president will kindly express, for: me my, very :dcep' sympathy with any .effort made: in the 'Spirit.:of Christ for the .'-.spreading: of purity oh. the.island. Should 'any practi-; call suggestions, be reaohed, • I hope.: tovbtr able to associatij 1 myself ) with .them", .and help in- some way.—Believe: ;me, yours sincerely, '(Sgd.VjEthel;Wilson.' , A third, meeting was called in .'the: saine hall, and was presided over by the; chief ./magistrate, : Captain Elliot. -Dr. :Metcalf, the late Goyernment!.MedicftrOfficei',,gave an important .'talk" ! !o; men only. I .': Mr./Chas. Nobbs also spoke, and moved a resolution that the" age of ;conserit: be..raised ..from: 14.years to 17 year^ : 'This was seconded; by Captain Elliot, and carried. 'It: was also-resolved that a Social Purity ..Leaguebo formed, and a committee was..:appointed,, consisting: of :'■■ the "-Archdeacon, the Rev. J. R. Smith, ■ arid. Mi; -MitcholJ, 1 with- power; to add. The/wives•• bf;.-.the. ministers wore to form the lAdwsv Coin>' niittee, and Sirs.-and Mr.\Nield; Messrs.' Chas.; Nobbs,;; and;. Stanley/ If 'Coy wero added to the .committee.. Oil August;;ls Captain .Elliot ■ called a' meotinj; ;iii i the club-room of the: Court-house, arid a, resolution was unanimously pnssed : by the, paronts present. On ■ August 1C hnothet;, meeting'of the Social Purity League was> held in the .Rawson Hall, i this- meeting being -presided over, by tlio Archdeacbii,' whilo addresses wore dolivered by Mr \,.11. Nobbs, th« Hev. , .'J...-B..'Smith'i, : M'rs. : - ; Nield, and others." : .. ; ■ 7 :■■:..;■ :