LITERARY INSTITUTE.

Kumara Times, Issue 1341, 18 January 1881, Page 2

LITERARY INSTITUTE.

A meeting of the Committee of the Literary Institute was held in the rooms of the society on the evening of the 12th inst., when the following members were present:—The Rev. E. A. Scott, vice-president (in the chair), Messrs Smart, Dillon, Duckworth, Dennett, Petrie, Harre, and O'fiagan. The' newly-elected President, H. A. Strafc. ford, Esq., was prevented from being present, as he had to leave town before the time of the meeting.

After the different accounts and cor* respondence had been gone through, the question of the financial position of the society was considered. A discus-' sion followed as to the advisability of throwing open the Reading Room to the publio, when the different members, of committee expressed themselves as earnestly desiring to do so as soon as the finances of the society were in such a flourishing condition as to admit of it; '■ It was resolved that Mr Bevau be written to asking him to give one ! b£ his popular lectures in aid of the funds of the Institute in about a month's: time.

The quarterly subscriptions being now due, a canvassing committee consisting of Messrs Janion, Petrie, Smart, and Dennett was appointed to collect in the town and neighbourhood.

» ■ ■" ■ ——■■n«iiiri mt A vacancy which occurred in the filled by the election of ■Mr Wells as a member. . fon %he attention of the .Committee toeing drawn to. the fact that several newspapers aire frequently read by subscribers before the copies are received from the news agents, it w«s resolved that steps l>e taken to ensure their being placed on the table of the Reading Room as soon as, if hot before, they can be received by the public from the local BtationeFS. The Secretary then handed in his resignation, as the press of private business would not allow of his devoting the desirable amount of time to the work of the Institute. It was then proposed and carried—- *' That the resignation of Mr Harre be teceived With great regret, and a cordial of thanks be accorded to him for ||ia past services. Mr Cooper was elected Secretary in room of Mr Harre. "..The meeting then terminated.