THE LATE CARNIVAL.

Evening Star, Issue 4168, 6 July 1876, Page 2

THE LATE CARNIVAL.

h£ me * tm « «* the Carnival Committee was held last evening at the City Council Cham- ■*"» *•»« Mayor in the chair. Mr Geo. Turnbull, treasurer, submitted a balance-sheet, from which it appeared that the total receipts were L 1.839 18s 7d, and disbursements L 403 17s lid, leaving a balance of L 1.436 Os 8d to the credit of the ° om f Qlt t?a- The balance-sheet' was adopted, and the Committee guaranteed to raise L 63 t i **£?* 80asto * eave a cl ear balance of la, 500 available for the Institution. A motion was unanimously passed tin*

cerely thanking contributors in cash, goods, and otherwise to the Carnival, including the ladies and gentlemen who gave their services gratuitously in assisting at the entertain ment and in the disposal of the gooda by means of the Bruce auction.

A special vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs Guthrie and Larnach for gratuitously placing at the disposal of the Committee, and at much personal inconvenience, their extensive premises, and otherwise aiding the Committee in carrying out its benevolent purpose. It was also resolved that the whole sum of LI, 500 be handed over to the committee of the Benevolent Institution, with a suggestion that upon the subsidy being obtained from the Government they would consider the propriety of investing not less than twothirds of the amount as a permanent endowment for the Institution.

The proceedings concluded with the presentation of a valuable timepiece to Mr W. S. Douglas, hon. sec. to the committee, in consideration of the kindness and able services he rendered them, and of the fact that he refused to accept any remuneration for his labors. The clock bore a suitable inscrip tion. Mr Douglas acknowledged the gift, remarking that he had never worked with any committee of which the member were more in earnest in what they took in hand.