Benevolent Society

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 73, 28 November 1885, Page 2

Benevolent Society

The committee met at Mr Bray's s office last night. Present — Mr Bray r (chairman), Messrs Stevens (secrej tary), A. P. Webster (treasurer), Kir- .. ton and Bishop. The minutes of the previous meeting r were read and confirmed. ! The Mayor, D. H. Macarthur Esq., i was in attendance. ' A letter of thanks to the Society ' was read from Charles Gray. 1 A similar letter was also received , from Mr Lash. The following letter was read to the ' committee: — Wellington, Novr. 25, 1885. , D. H. Macarthur,. Esq., M.H.R., Palmerston North. Dear Sib, — •' To. day the sum of £34 has been remitted through the Bank of New Zealand to your credit conjointly with that of Mr Robert Linton, of Halcombe, in trust for Mr Eichard Pope, the blind-man, who went to England, and returned by. the "Rimutaka" last voyage. The unfortunate man seems to J-.ave enlisted considerable sympathy on board our steamer od her outward passage, as the officers oJ the. yessel and. his fellow-passengers subscribed the sum of £36 16s 9_4, oi which £2 16s 9£d was handed to him. I have no doubt, from the interest you took on the man's behalf in the past, .that you will undertake .to see the Dalance is properly disposed of for his benefit. — I am, &c, ; rii - Henry Rose. Local Manager. Mr Macarthur said he was deputed by the Bprpugh to ask the Benevolent Society if they would continue to act, and be the distributers' of the charitable aid funds. They would be relieved of the: more unpleasant task of making actual collection. . Mr Kirton proposed, and Mr Webster seconded, That this Society con T tinue to act,' but in cp-pperation with the ( Borough Council, me , 'latter to provide the necessary f und? #> be dispensed hi charitable aid.-rGarried. O *A-A Two accounts were passed amouhtihg to £2^s°id. "' a ; ; : Z""'-' "'^ ; Lady visitors vWJere" appointed for the e^uipg, term, and the' meeting then adjourned until Thursday next.