BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3830, 11 June 1891, Page 3

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the Wairarapa North Benevolent Society was held' this morning, there being present—Messrs R D. Dagg (in the chair), W. H. Beetham, J. Stuckey, iW. Perry, and S. B. Gapper. The minutes of the previous meeting weie read and confirmed. Correspondence was read and dealt with. Communications were received from tbe Charitable Institutions of Marton, Wanganui, and "Wellington, with reference to the Williams family, who are not residents of this district, but who have been forwarded here by the Marton Society. ' , general opinion of members wPtbat the Society had been unfairly treated in having this family placed upon'their hands. It was resolvedthat a letter be forwarded to the papers, explaining the position taken upvl>y the Society with reference to this case, so that further impositions might be prevented; a special meeting of the Trustees to be called to deal with the matter. • An application from a widow for relief on behalf of her family was refused, as the Trustees considered it was not a case for them to deal with. Two casual caßes were dealt with and ordered to be relieved during che month. An imprest account of L2O was passed for payment. It was resolved to send an urgent demand to the United District Board for payment of the sum applied for. Notice of motion was given for the

next meeting that for the future the

names of all persons receiving relief be published monthly for general information. The teg alar cases were dealt with and ordered to he continued till next meeting. The meeting thee adjourned.

ARBOR DAY ATJJHEYTOWN The residents of Greytown yesterday celebrated the anniversary of their first Arbor-day by another successful planting of useful and ornamental trees. The place chosen was the side of the road leading from the . Station to x Mr T. Kempton's. The school children, in number of about 800, assembled at the: school and formed a procession under the command of Mr Flux annd Mr W. R. Thompson, marshal. In front of the Palace Hall a halt was made and Mr Price took a photograph of the procession; The 'Greytown Brass Band, who kindly gave their services free, now headed the companyand a move was'made to the scene of operations; His Worship the/Mayor (Mr R. A. Wakelin) opened the; proceedings with a short address, which was interpreted to the Maories -afc'bythe 'Rev Mr' Bowse. ; The firat tree'was then planted by the Mayor, Mr Tunuiorangi, on behalf of the natives, planting the second. The children then began their duties and worked away most energetically. No less than 40 of thel2o trees planted Were put in by. native children, and they have named their plantation "Kuraiauraura." All who assisted to make the affair a success, are to be complimented upon the result. The following are the gentlemen who acted on the committee, Messrs R. A. Wakelin,' Nation. Iz*rd, Flux, St. George and W. B. Thompaon.