Jubilee

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2611, 31 May 1887, Page 2

Jubilee

MBETIS'OkT MASTERTON. , The meeting convened by Mr G., Beetbam, HvH.JL, in the Theatre; JSoyal lust] evening (Moaduy) wui attended by, Jtbont one hundred and' fifty persons', among whom weresuvcm! ladies. In %h'» absence of His Worship ttjo Mnyor&lr E, Feist was voted to the chair. " In opening the proceeding* the chairman Maid that the object of the meeting was i;o discuss the ntasiner of celebrating the jubilee of Har.'Majftaty the iQucen. It was a question that uil [would feel ititiTested in, and it would I be for them to decide what manner : it would be celebrated in Masterton. It was only mttira! that after sach •& Successful the pcople-of the ISnsSire should tn'tc notice of it, end I ha oped thiit Ih'j people of "this, district would do their little towards nwccirtpliahing tliis end. Ke thought Lhk't subscribing towards tlio Imperial Ihflitnte was beyond the reach of tfeeia and tliat ,tbe celebration should iitke some local form in they conld all take pajfc. (Hear, hear,) Mr G. Beetharo, who wisa received prolonged fepptynss, ' regretted ilmfc the Mayor wiw fsbsnnfc from t&« Jieeting, as he-had taken sissfe »3*?»ly interest in the' r qiwsoon, *nd'h»el m&' gested the public meeting Sj*3sg feaM, Be v«ad b letter frosi» tiis 3f*y»r explaining the reason of his rsbseaW When he found, 0» JsCisys? eesiM. ©sl

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AiKßdmlofßjfepprehsaslote existed as to tlss objeots of ttat lessitsis 2i*' wojid nsd tfeeta Irots a elrowkt mnt to th«-Q«Ttstiineni» H® l&«sa rencl'tliß circular, And espJsingd tb&t tha building.Tould bos work of aft; it would contain offices for &H tltft heads of the colonuvl offioeurs, eoeb se Emigration, Agrjuts-Qetieriik, ke. Ho referred to the Coloaial Institute and hiss experience With raterencg to it on bis ruceut visit to England, as & weans of becoming tuxgnainted with th« resources of the colony, as b, lueeting ground of the aslonistß in Saglaad, as a nit'dinoi for &a interchange of.idesa witli other colonies and Knrope by which'gieat Benefits'mte derived bj colonies like New Zealand, «ttd b« considered thet the pi-ojected Isaperkl Institute would confer a gieater and ■ a fasting -source ot profit to'them He referred to the meeting held ' recently in Wellington, presided over by Uis Excellency tis* G«vernor, et whiol) he b*d uromii»ed to lay I'tm unitter l«fore the people of M»etertot>. lie did not b»Heve its the lists that were circui&tud for people to aubserihe b»if ior the Colonial Institute and half for a.Jocal cbsrity- He thought subecribers eboshl do as they liked, He intended to give half c£ hit donation ior the celebrations in thw disUict, nnd the- other 3ns!f to the Colonial Institute. He would like to aee the' cbildreu of this disLiict treated i» a way that they would nevpr fot"get, and although it was the wrong time of the yen* for outdoor recreation, • there wore plenty of large is® I Is to treat them in should th* weather be bid. He had often heard his parents speak of the jubilee of Oeorgefche third as a red letter day in their liven, and he would like to aee this so With the children of .thU district, borne people were in favor of paying oif the debt of the Institute, and having a fr«n> library far the town. - This, no doabt, ■would be a splendid idea, bet be thonghc that £IOO was rather more than tb'ey eould raise. Then there wag the project for a Home for the aged 1 itnd needy, which would likewise cost a good deal to inaugurate, but it , was for the meeting to determine what steps they -would take towards celebrating this National event. Before concluding, he said he -would like to Bpcuk a few words on Imperial Federation, a question he had always taken a great interest in. At this time the interests of the Empire were drawn closer together than it seemed possible they could be a few years sge, The Conference now being held in London, would have an iaSuenca ca tlio Empire as a whole, and he wgg proud to see that the Agent-General of New Zanlund had taken a high position there, .and he would like to see New Zealand send home & mm of tnon«y to tlts Institute, which would bo coitimeßjßi. rate with Its position, as pointed out so ably by our representative, He .alluded to tbo'cflort* Wing sst&d® by Bir Itobort Stout to establish' tfc«s eel. iege In Wellington, «a ießttette. th&i 1 ho confiidorml would \xs worthy, ef t&e JinmQ, Rtitl !io hoped' lo sm Otis' 6t two trailoSs'rahips in n-«r»pA, ao that ci;ildrcn of . tlda', town could purtake of it# beassfSte, rjont@ people niight.say ♦' We ought not to thiiik of spending so uiutih m&nttg. on onr higher branches oi cxlnaUiamf -bat -he «rg«ed that it New gg&husd' v&ked 'to hold « high posiUos th« ' colonies t>i the Empire* thsre mm% b$ . ,'Educalioiifil Inetitutiom wertby W It. He said if any object enitm«nit«{ m*l with thetr approval they could appoint a to 'csrry U est. H# would gladly give, them all the samstsnee in ]m power, and as he axpselsd to be shortly relieved from bis duties in Wellington and lie' making n ic-ar in the coi;ntry districts he tkmld place j the matter before the eemftijr* re«idents and learn what- Ihey thftitghl on the question. Ha wss greßlly.. pU^sed • to see so many present, as from he heard before the meeting h® was led to believe ilwre woHld." not. be' half % dozen present. ' He did Ss»t ©&as« aiWong them k«s, a b«fr ssseraly to place the matter before Ui*w, aSkr ■suggestions, and let' thesa foHkM*-wisst-ever course they tliought .bast. Mr Becthain then rwussad hk smM applause. - " < v The C'hairnjftc s«ggeslsd lhai i* Would beadvissbk te t«ke tfes of- the aieotiaf as to wlistfesr i& vm advisable to tska any steps Is Use .TsjbiS®*,>- , * )l«Rire.bk to asi«ig« m olii!dr®ffi*s i«fe| ■pn Jfvstit S!, cad taM-Usa* %« hmL hmsi gbsre was ■ at tm& for tbe paysi* fe Mr Lowes, In sessadtog tb® ssaH^,

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vitftt&ttiKi. _ Iff -&ss asmU ml support tlte «- sglsa eongidered thsre »as fefteVfetying*oH»ng til* 'fieojde 7 _ I^s^^^^ s * *« fw f«* thsfc Uiere *' aSfisP 1 !; %-*&* &&siß et the iVwatoaei batrtrgSwcft fetottci Jp9m £bMf "•!*' *#«':*lir&ii&£ ■ »t ft4M£jH&&*t*AfttttaMiiii, 'sasl s* mm-J««b.-*w- tb» v Tri«V'irto ffSM teal* Jweslrer -to Mr- Itmail was still ia-the -h*»t!»^ Vp wit3n» ready 4© be'des-sted for the «iiAR the* School Cosiunttee il» and as regards roratinq the !*&&, tfee Truateea always held thsir «MmTp«bliß meeting; at the proper t&&% afei" thai ws« the place to dis-. tSiags as Mr Kenall now 1 = . He ootid see that 1 - ThrnrorthHow many- were -pres--4NH?&r€&a?rmalv-n't i6e Faat statutory *_ eeee&iif ?'*_'■-''"•-*• .-'.' v. •?..-- .. ,--/ Irjlrela&'j That's not 'tine, ijacuioa W«*#tSft infeing, Hr-JRctJsH.» Thai is just the "qtieelion Hr'€a*itniM;'stiil ; I daa- xfell jou that tfesfafwenrdiily' tftree trbatees present, _. MJNfHfc- 1 - ' " • r : wftvpaft tried to proseei, but the" hik roice-was Mfß&motih, fa reply to the Chair-' 0t ImA,-saM'Jie was not unfavorable to "objected to & sublist being" pat before ilioso -'HHfc-fcaukl not afford to salwcribe. ■ -■*■s&£'-attwidHMmf of Mr -W. G. J&sdhrea then pat; and declared' log t, for it, and - about twenty ■gains* it.' . ' '' Xrßeetham B»id it would be gratilytfiglfe Mr Lowes 'to learn that-two Wktioas were before tho House to F&Ssfe&Use horsorarititntrof members), nrnl fce '<& mii ssssnre the meeting' that the Bite recognised Uiat'a reductbu' n4sSmry for the intfewwts of the Colony with Mr-Keai»U that nwijr'frauld not go back to themm& ftTth« erent 6f aa ; eltsction, he' «Sl SssHMukthtit those who were retake the whoto of ih'cir lie Ttbrr^eted' IS! r- Jtap- - wirtts iti His rcaisrka that -the Queon's oae million pouadi, -j :^.'fedj: sodk'oreV ' tfie Ci«?il • iist / said he did'not -rrfer %™li® to the Itbyal Fainit;' arid ait ihosa'wljo ban* they could ilrai* of the poxn'.' - ■ - - said he' wonld like to right regarii to lbr£Bi§fj&ta& - it would w aa qnartcrs would tffijrowJlßJl for" the'different officials of m OdMjr in England: - 'TVith-regard - -ho lsd|K.d 'the time a?>Te' to take-'a leading RiatsufacttiVies of tho w-drld. "^- J ffte"'Taso]nitotf*was theii-'pot and a *§»!£»*»'tk« matter isi (b« kandaofehic the meeting.". •