Reception to Waimate Troopers.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 143, 30 April 1901, Page 3

Reception to Waimate Troopers.

Thera was a gepd attendance ofladies and gentlemen at the Borough Council Ghanabers last evdning io consider the question <4 giving asuitable return la ,she.. Wainiate' 'troopers. ;- % -2-Wh'* : .T&*yr- axouunesier J Netted to the cbair. '■•'■''" • Apologieswere received - from -the ftevs. O'ConneH and Regaault and Messrs E. G. Studholma, \ ■H. F rißiis and '.iaptni'V (jarlind. Mr ■ M*ue«estflr, in -a sympathetic and fl'tuot speseb explained object of the meeting and deelared thelites i tioii open for discussion. During a conversational disomsion it was said that the Tongwuro, with the, one portion, would be about ten ; days before the Sueyic,' with the' brother? Mr Coltman . thought merely % • reception by the local eorps and the ; public should be made the' #rst; arrival, short .speeches of welcome to be'dehverecU bwt thatunytbiiig ia the form of a social eogld be held over till - the arrival of the last Gold- : c shaVdireofidttV'' • ■''*. ■ "Mr Mathias concurred ia *this, and /seconded the proposition. . Mr Nieol suggested that the day be proclaimed a h*lf holiday. "■ some discussion, i *•■• The*; chairman .said that the' question * of closing for two hours or two days \ .should not stand ia the way. wished <to show their great apprecia--tion of the -troopers* gallant conduct, and should not be stinted in that appreciation,. , g?he*'re,Bpiutipn was/ carried unanv - .naously.-- •; - ; The question of holiday-'again came r> up, and ftfcar.diseuwojjt »* wapolecided that an extra half holiday be declared en each 'arrival unless it _fel| on' a Saturday, when the .shops Would .close The folldwing jsorarai&ee was appointed,to arrange jdetailt'fpr tjaereception ot the *, troopers a,tfdrfer- & iociall—Messrs Mathias, Wills, A. Manchester, tfoTtmao, Jacfcson, Mattyas, and the - (wr^Jiu*<»hp^;, < Jfeki-'A]khpßtipov^ :• ;&&..&» mb\ w r 'flh£mit& Hoea >t > that ao<wra>d Mesws and FMenaan.'* . « i iz " , '* "' . * - j ' , J i

carried. Mr F. Akhurst suggested that a shilling subscription be arranged, so as $o give'soma little memento to the returning troopers showing appreciation of their services to the Empire. . This was put and oarried, a further reoomraendation by Mr 0. Akhurst being that the heads of the Waimate tfcqoofg be as'ked to have ~ lists die- . tributed amSrig the children; •.-, All further details were left to the committee formed. • "•■ •V- ---■<■, A vote to the chair closed the proceedings, * -••;>-•.:<■-. The committee met afterwards, and Mr Manchester was appointed chair man of committee and Mr Column secretary and treasurer. It was decided to bold another meeting on Thursday atyernoon at 3 o'clock.