PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 2, 5 June 1930, Page 3

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

■-HIW TAITA SUB-COMMITTEE

The following leport was presented to the first animal general meeting of tile Taita Bub-Coaivmittee: —

The iuaugTiral meeting was -held in the M^thwllst Chiu*eh Hall on August 9th,. li>2t>,. wlieumembers af the Central

C unmittec wore present and the Presi-

i deut (Mrs. J. ALc-Oaw) addressed the ' /inee-ting on tho 1-Vini^ and Objects of fe'' the Sf-»cie-ty. The following ladies were • ''■■elected to form the Plunket Sub-Comi-mittee in Taita:—Mcsdames H; Foley* (presidoßt1), Mrs V: K. Martin (secretary).^. -L-. Puge, W. M. Jackson, D. MeATfchuT -and I. Wilson. Additional . nron-bors. elected later in. the year.were^

iM<^damcfs A. Burgess (vice-president)* F. Kifcehuner. and A. C. Clegg: The iatre.ase in the number of visitors to the Out-station, since the Committee tvus fdnnod dias made the' work ;VCiy Oicourag-iu.g. . Nurso's. report, dating fruit the/ opening of the Outstation in Jc;ie..:. frhous the following-, figures:-r-A^isirts od' adults 217; visits of babies and okk'r ciyildreu 48G. The work in' t!i>! district is jjiogrossing steadily and tUi: (hitstation has proved a great boon. Wo ioih with the.'members.in extending to I'v.' Phinkot nurses our grateful tluuik?; and appreciation for their work. Mrs Flower lias Ijocii appointedto take eh.<r^- of the Taita JHstrict datinig froan ■April. A house to liouse . caiivaS was n .adt*' in Se-pttMirbe.r throughout the Taitu District and the .iniount of £1"./J/- A-as eollocied. On Septemiber 27tli a Juan bio Sale was held in the Lyceum Hall, Lo>wer Hutt, and the sum of £22/&/6 was realised. The Central Com<mittee and Suib-Comanittee held a combined Shop Day on March 7th in t3ie Plunket Rooms, Eiddiford Park. Our ahare of the sale amounted to £12^12/11 and with the additional amount o-f £S/3/- previously col'leeted in Taita, totalled £20/17/11. We would take this opportunity of thanking all those who responded so liberally to our a-ppeai for gifts for the sale. In conclusion we are happy to say tthat wo have 29 annual subscribers. and that Taita has been responsible for the

amount of £50/14/5 being .added to the

Central Committoe funds. Our thanks are dae to the Methodist Churcth Trus-

•• tees for the free use of their ha'llj to. JP.Jhe residents of Taita for their pra.ctieat intteTcst on our work; to the editor v of tbe "Hutt News" aiid Wellinigiroii press for publicity.

THhe' committee elected on May 20th, 1930 was:—President, Mrs H. Foley; Vice-President, Mrs A. B-Ufrgess; Hori. Secretary, Mrs. F. 1?. Martin; Treasurer, Mrs P. Kitchener, Committee: Mesdanies K. L. Fuge, F. Wilson, W. J\f. Jackson, degg, D. Mo Arthur, J. MaWy. and Wrlkes. t