THE SEASIDE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 124, 19 October 1914, Page 3

THE SEASIDE.

WEST EWi FORB9HORE improvemust society.

T'b 3 annua) meeting of .ilk- Wi'st End foreshore Improvement Se-eicly was held at the Bungalow, Park, on Friday evening. Mr 'W. A. Oollis, chairman of (he Municipal Reserves Committee, prodded over a very satisfactory attendance, including many ladies, who greatly outnumbered the menfolk. ANNUAL REPORT.

The annual report, which has already been published, was -read by tilie secretary, and was adopted, the chairman remarking that it wad very satisfactory indeed.

The luilanee-sliect, presented by Mr it. <jl. Moverley, th-e treasurer, showed the principal items of receipts:—Borough Council sub-sidy, £SO; proceeds of pic nics: Opening of bungalow £'J 12s Od, New Year's Day £22 8s od, children-s I .einc £j;( i„. .. i omi;i_.. .. !4s (id; br'tifili pictures, £ll 17*; donations. fS-2 is lid; the total being, £271 19s Bd. Principal expenditure: Bungalow contractor, on account, £174 log; swings, £ll 8s; chairs, £l2; the 'total expeimiturc amounting to £271 14s Bd. The accounts at -present show a liability of £liO Ss 4d.

The chairman conveyed to the meeting a message f-rom the certifying office: (the Town Clerk) and! his kail, iSic'i Appreciation, of the excellent manner in which the books and accounts of tiic Society! were kept.—(Applause.)

, Messrs. Sole Brothers wrote, offering the proceeds of the "Aotea" opening in November 'lo the West End and Jiast End Beach Improvement Societies. Tiltmatter will be dealt wi.ihby the committee. Me:-3Tg Sole Brothers explained that hitherto the proceeds had 'been given to the band. A set of conditions drafted by the Council for the bethi- mamce- • -»j»- : «• ■»■•■- •■"• li fiiii of the .veacrves was ftubmltii'd, ,W,after brief discussion, referred to th. ; comiuitttce to d ( ' a ' W''"-

I ELECTION OF OFFICKM j Tiie election of office'* resulted a.9 | follows:--Patron. -Mr \V. L Newman; President, Mr. G. Tabor; vice-pA'sidents, It-lie Mayor, .Mrs Howling, Di'B U'U-tlmm, Walk;;!-, Wyl.ie, Fookcs, Home, JVatle and McClelund, Archdeacon Evans, Rev'. A. 11. C'olvile, Messrs W. 0. Weston, G. Rasnson, Newton King, 11. Goodacre, A. Standish, H. Teed, Geo. Curtis, S. W. Shaw, E. Giiiiiour, «. Teed, J. B. Koy, C. Ahier, T. Furlong, A. Mcllardy.J. 'iuelvean, T. C. List, C. Harrison, A. K. fcykes, F. J. Hill, Pain, Morey, McLeod, Ruff, J. Russell, senr., Dockrill; secretary, Mr J. P. Box; treasurer, Mr R. G. Jlovcrley; commfitce: Messrs J. (i. Russell; J. Ward, V. 11. Beal, J. Staples, R. Inch, Cattley, McMamis, J no, .Simpson, Beaver, Hoffmann, J. Lisior, Ji. Bealc, Nippert, L. Callaghan, D. McKay; ladies' committee: Mesdames Oliver, Hooker, JI. E. Hill, Gilbert, J. Ward, McLean, Wallach, Callaghan, George, Berridge, Beale and Miss Partly, with power to add. On the motion of Messrs J. <!. RusBe'.l, seconded In, Mr R. G. Mon-rley, tlie annual subscription was fixed at one shilling, members *i o be clotted by ballot by the committee.

It was decided to place on record tihe ■Society's a-ppneiatioii of the valuable services rendered to the H ociety and 1.0 the work of seaside improvemei'i'i by tohe late Mr J. 11. Ilempton. and a copy of the resolution will be forwarded to Mrs Hemplon. Mr Movcrley, on behalf of the Society, thanked Mr Collis for his a'itendence, wliie.li betokened an awakened interest by ihe Borough Coiindl in the improvement of the "'foreshnve. In returning Ui-arnVs. Mr Collis said (lie Council was desirous of helj)ing these excellent societies in every way, and suggested obtaining a definite' scheme of (proposed improvements, with an early applied : on to the Council for financial Gupport. A henrtv vote of thanks was accorded the outgoing officers.

COMMITTEE MEETING. The committee u»el subsequently. Mr S. ./. Sini-ili, w'hn had hen, unable to attend I lie Hit forwarded a d'nnation of ii guinea to bhc fiue.le.

Messrs iSrii'c and Move, ley »'itc appointed to sa cheques. The oli'.r .n Me,:-::, Sole llroihers to five a belli lit afternoon was accented will -thanks.