Banquet to Mr Farmer King.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 40, 17 February 1904, Page 2

Banquet to Mr Farmer King.

A meeting of ci livens was held in the Town ll u ll yesterday afternoon the. icssult of an application to bin Worship the Mayor to tuku up tin matter of entertaining Mr Farmei King, the ivpreseiitnlive in this colony of those who were prepared tc linniice a sc jeme for tho manufacturing into marketable commodities the ironsnnd niul oUtcr deposits on them ooasts. Mr Cock, the Mayor, pre silled, ami Mr C. Carter introduce* 11 deputation consisting of Mcssri Brooking, Lennoii, I'enn, Sykes, I'ar ker, Collis, Weston, ti-oodacre, Dock rill, Cliff, Comw4U, Kelsey imd Kerr. Apologies were rm'jveil from Messrs MncOiarnikl, Mannering, Mcintosh, l'Yaser, Wilson, Hoy, tjuilliam King, Alexander, Allsw-ortJi, Hill Tisch and Wood. The matter was enthii.siu.stical),> taken up, and after a littlo discussion it. was decided to nßk Mr Kinjj to he prcseitt at a V<au,|uet tendered hy the citizens oi New J'lyinouth or Monday night next. Messrs Cock-, Carter, tioodacrc, and U>nno'n were appointed a catering committee, and Messrs Parker, Lennoii, Sykes, Weston, and Tisch a ticket committee. Tae price of the tickets was fixed at 10s (kl, and these will be obtainable from any member of the committee. It was suggested Hint the heads of the various local bodies in Turanaki should >l,e invited to be present, and that no efforts should be spared to make the gathering a thoroughly representative one. 'l'he committer then adjourned till to-morrow.