SEDDON MEMORIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 17 April 1907, Page 2

SEDDON MEMORIAL.

I UAISINU SUJiSCIUriTOXS. Per Press Association. Auckland, April l(i. At a meeting of tlio Auckland Seddon AJemoriii] Technieal College Committee, it was reported that £ISOB had been collected, and a further £7»O hail lieen promised, whilst CSO was paid direct to the Kducation Hoard, making "■ total of -C2308. A liiimbi'i' of subscribers gave CKKI each, their donations totalling nearly £20(1, leaving only £3OB subscribed' by the general public. It, was stated that the Auckland branch of the Liberal ami Labor Federation had collected £(i."i towards the fund. Jt was abo reported that two canvassers, appointed by the committee, had collected CS(i and C.'lii rcspeclivclv.'l'he canvasser who collected the latter amount said lie had never bad a more diuiciill task than in collecting for this fund. Tip Mayor (Mr A.M. Myers) who was in the chair, said this was extraordinary, lie was disappointed with the amount subscribed, but. in view of the fact that other cities not been more succcss|fiil, they most accept, the position with cipianimity. The Auckland public hid always been very good in , supporting movements of this kind, alid he could not understand why the nutter had no! ',een taken up more seriously. (In his motion, it was resolved to call in all the lists at once.

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