GENEROUS CITIZENS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 13 April 1926, Page 7

GENEROUS CITIZENS.

SEATS FOR BAY AND PARKS. FROM DUNEDIN EXHIBITION. At fast night’s meeting of Eio B ° r °ugh Council,' : Councillor Sattcith"aite said that when at the Dunedin Exhibition on Saturday last it had occurred to him that Timaru could do verj' well with some ol' tho sea Is'which wore in use there (at and near the band rotunda) for Caroline. Buy and the Timaru parks. K e ] 1!U 1 accordingly seen tlic secretary of the Exhibition Company, and .had got an option over as many of tho garden seats ns. the Council might want at .‘(Os each, and over the foiling i’ronirame seats at 7s 6d each. The”option would expire on -Wednesday next, and lie thought tho Council would lie well advised to buy some of tho seats, as they were cheap and good, niul were much needed here. Tho Mayor said the seats were undoubtedly cheap and good, and Timaru was badly in need of more seats for its parks and tho Bay. He proposed that the Council purchase 20 garden seats at 30s each, and 200 iron-frame folding scats at 7s Gd each, on trucks, Dunedin. Tho motion was carried unanimously. Councillor Sattertluvaito then said that he had that day received promises of gifts of scats from a number of patriotic people. No oiie whom lie had approached had refused, but he had had very little time that day, and ho intended to ask others to follow the generous example of those who had already promised seats. The promises ho had obtained yesterday were as follows : Mr and Mrs J. P. Newman, 10 chairs; Mr and Mrs-J. F. K. Jamieson C‘Kinnoull”L 10; Mr Win. Evans, 10; Mr Herbert Elworthy 10, Mr Gladstone Robinson, 5. Mr Donald Grant, £5 towards the cost of garden seats. This announcement.'was received with applause, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the donors.