WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 



The annual meeting was held in the library, and was fairly 

 well attended. T. H. Gill, Vice-president, in the chair. 



Abstract of Annual Kepobt. 



The report contained a full statement of the work of the society for 

 the year. It stated that in some measure it had been an eventful one, 

 and that the present position of the society was about an average one, 

 but with some promises for the future, which, if fulfilled, would assist 

 and help the society to increase its usefulness, and likewise improve the 

 members' roll, which now contains sixty names. The trustees have held 

 nine ordinary meetings, which have been well attended. The library is 

 fairly well used, and the reading-room is found very useful by the general 

 public, and is much availed of m the evenings, being well supplied with 

 papers. A vote of thanks was recorded to those proprietors who donate 

 papers, likewise to the Borough Council for its subsidy. 



The balance-sheet showed — Receipts, £106 Ss. 3d.; expenditure, 

 £99 3s. 3d., leaving a credit balance of £7. 



Election of Officeks for 1899. — President — T. H. Gill ; 

 Vice-president— G. K. Sinclair ; Hon. Treasurer — A. Mahan ; 

 Trustees — Messrs. Morton, Clarke, King, Dawes, Beare, 

 Michel, Falla, Perry, Macfarlane, McNaughton, and Drs. 

 Macandrew and Tei6helman. 



