PURCHASE OF DAY'S BAY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1999, 5 March 1914, Page 4

PURCHASE OF DAY'S BAY

MRS, It. A. WJLLIAMS GIVES The members'af the ■ton/mittee wileItiire Ijeeii oi.ii!e'svo.ui'i:ng to soefU'g ..Fty' 1 .?. Bay for the people ctf Weljifigtou ivere husj,' _ yesterc/iiy wlleeting iiibiiey and prftiliUes of'money. They tf.i'o a Very snail body, however, and they i'iavo'decided to call for volunteers to 'assist i.tj the fcork of cantfi'gsuig 'for .fijjbwSripfcfon.s. Tbo appeal is 'Vgent. because£6ooo has m be found by TiwsiJay next at 10 a.m., if adraiiUgft is te Ve- toljcu of the option to wtireliase at fl4,(X)oj nilioli the oofciijittco have secured.

The cHttimitteq wish it to be lmott'ii that jsubiacrijrti.ons are receivable by Jfc It. °\V. Slialloass, sfxTetivry of t'lie committee, w'i.io i : s tq bo found ft.t tlijs qfliee of the Sjiorts .Pfotee'tio.ii Le'ilguo, iiv Harc.otwt'-s and also by cithdj of the treasurers., -Mr -T. 11. Wi.ifoid' or Mr. 0.- .P. Sterrett.

,i gei)j?roiis <ionittSon of £.1000 has hems made ta tb,ft fund by Mrs, 51.. A, 'Wjiiiams, wbosc mu'iijiie.fliit giffe to. Ae Seamen's 'Union., the Oitmrftiv's H:os: ■pitai, liitd tljß Boys"' : l)irst.i ! t'u':t<! ai;s Weil R-iiQU'ii. As a rosuH of .yb.st'efday's canvass til© money tfl't.ajled. ■a,p-pi-oximateiy ilSfiO. Tbis, with the &?v* ■crnmeni gkiit of £'-t0.0P.. sn.it' tilie. City ' Co'iiireii's grunt of. £4000-, briiips tlje total in iiaml Up tp ' ieaviji.g' :ii. balataee still rociiiired 0t this amwin.i' it- is ffix.pcGte.d thai "tlie. resi-' .iontspf Bay's Bay.aiid the .Eastbßnrtio:: ,Boto«p Cowiibj'}. suliseribe; .iJOOB 1 , ' './fiie of |'"tJi,b s . (S)OT()er'of''ComTOerco"'Rlr. 0.. W. Jane.si liai ettMcd a ifteetiii.d; of the eounotl ef tbo Ohainbcs* 'fcr this irioriu ins!; to coiv.s.icter ivb'at steps' : s'liovil'd iio. taken by the Chamber' towards- assisting in the ss'lienie. . .