GERALDINE LITERARY INSTITUTE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2025, 27 March 1890, Page 3

GERALDINE LITERARY INSTITUTE.

A meeting of the committee of the above Institute was held in the library on Monday afternoon. PresentMessrs A. E. Hawkins (in the chair). A. White, H. W. Moore, H. B. Webster, F. Wilson Smith, and the treasurer and secretary. CORRESPONDENCE. Mr J. Aitken wrote offering to pay one additional subscription for the year 1890 if the Otago Daily Times were placed upon the table.—Offer accepted. CAKE AND APBON PAIS AND GIFT AUCTION.

The sub-committee appointed to co-operate with the committee of ladies in getting up the cake and apron fair reported that everything was making very satisfactory progress and there was every prospect of the affair being a decided success. Arrangements had been made for the band to be present, and Mr G. Kraus would assist with the side shows of, which a number were to be on the ground. REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET. The report and balance sheet to be presented to the annual meeting of members were considered and approved of. ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. The annual meeting of members was then held. There was a fair attendance. Mr A. E. Hawkins was voted to the chair. REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET. The annual report showed that the year had been commenced with a membership of 25 subscribers, the subscription being £1 per annum. During the year the subscription had been reduced to 10a, and as a consequence the list of members had risen to 61, but Bome ten or twelve ef these would probably be lost for the present year. The income from subscriptions consequently remained about the same as before the reduction, which was not sufficient to carry on with during the year and some extra sources of revenue were absolutely necessary. ihe balance sheet showed the receipts for the year from all sources to have been £36 5s 4d and the expenditure, £3l 3s 3d, leaving a balance on hand of £5 2s Id, but against this there were outstanding liabilities ameunting to about £l2. The report and balance sheet were adopted.

ELECTION OJP OFFICERS. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: Patron, Mr A. E. G. Rhodes, M.H.R.; President, Rev. J. Preston; VicePresident, Dr R. Fish ; Treasurer, reelected ; Seoretary, H. N". Hiskens; Committee, Messrs A. White, A. E. Hawkins, H. B. Webster, J. Mundell, H. W. Moore, W, M. Moore, F. ,Wilson Smith, J. Aitken, A. J. Moule, fand T. Finch; Auditor, Mr R. H. Pearpoint. The outgoing committee instructed the newly elected committee as to what had been done towards the cake miffed apron fair, and the anuoal meeting terminated. NEW COMMITTEE. A meeting of the new committee was then held. Present—Messrs A. E. Hawkins, H. W. Moore, H. B. Webster, A. White, F. Wilson Smith, and the treasurer and secretar}'. Mr Hawkins was voted to the chair. GIFT AUCTION, ETC. The advisability or otherwise of holding the gift auction and fair in the park was discussed, and after due consideration it .was thought that the weather would probably be too unsettled and cold by the middle of April for the gathering to be held in the park. The volunteer hall could ba obtained at a moderate cost, and it was decided to hold it there, and thus to a certain extent be independent of the weather, Promises of gifts of produce, etc., were coming in well. It was decided that each person giving money or goods to the value of £1 should receive a ticket of membership for the year 1890, Mr Webster said he had receiyed an offer from two ladies to provide everything required for the Art Gallery.—The offer was accepted with thanks. It was decided to hold another meeting on Wednesday afternoon to ' push on matters as speedily as possible. FINANCIAL. The secretary repotted that since the previous meeting a few subscriptions had been received and th at the gross proceeds of the magic lantern entertainment given by the Rev. A. Thompson, in aid of the Institute were £5 lis. It was decided to order the Weekly Press. Seme small accounts were passed for payment. A demand by the Town Board for £1 for rates due was discussed at some length. In view of the crippled state of the funds since the withdrawal of the subsidy by the Government, the chairman was authorised to write to the Town Board explaining the financial position of the Institute, and ask for a remittance of the rate. NEW GATE POSTS. The gate posts having become rotten and the gates fallen down it was decided to put in new posts and re-hang the gates. The meeting then terminated.