THE SOLWAY RECOGNITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10476, 13 November 1911, Page 4

THE SOLWAY RECOGNITION.

* SUBSTANTIAL FUND.

Mr Oriaado Pragnelj; representing a Comimittee of'itownismen w<hto. had . organised the • ; Stoilwa^. Rjeoognition Pficnic, waited upon the.' Mastertoai A. and P. Association on Saturday ■last, and jhanded over a dh)e<pe for £3? 13s lOd, whioh was the net re«iufllb of the recent gathering. Mr Piragnetf stated, ifchat. the football and htockey m&teheß wfhich had' Ibeen Snefld ihad only jiukt. paid expenses. The picnic,, (however, had yielded a very satisfactory profit. HM& was at one© a proof of itflie popularity of the Solway groiuinojs.. Mr Plragnell paid a. warm tribute to tTTeXbnimdtteeofrihicih had managed tlie ftunotion,' waSi particularly to tlfte secretary i(Mr M. M. Bjoddington). The Cfommittee had wo recommendation to maiaEe as fto Ihow the money should be expended. TQiey had decided to place the proceeds,of the picnic tintreservedjy at the disposalL of the Association, amd to afllow it to have a free Kind jn the matter. He congratulated the and the syndicate upon Maying provided a ground which was a valuable asset to the town and a, credit d» tihe ' wthtole district. (Applause.) Tlte Ttresauent (Mr H. Morrison) on beihaJf of the Association, tSianked Mr Pragneltt and tihe, people of Masterton for their splendid grift. He was. sure it would be appreciated' by every meanlber of tlie Association. The money would be spent to the very best advantage, and iany desire of the Ctomimi'ttee in the matter wbuTd be given effect to. Mr Perry suggested that the money be ear-marked as the nucleus of a. for the p'rovasdon of a ten. kiosk somewhere in the neighbourhood, of tihe bais>h. Further amouiats would be available ".later on, and they would even uxiallly have a, very satisfactory building. He moved in thttSi direction.Mr G. C. Sumimerell seconded tlie resolution. They would eventually, he thought, secure a kiosk wihieit would be a lasting monument to the generosity of the citizens, of Masterton.

The resoiutran was carried, amidst applause.