Carnival Report, 1882.

On 17th October, 1882, a meeting was held, under the auspices of His Worship the Mayor (Mr. James Gore, and who acted throughout as Chairman and Treasurer), for the purpose of organising a Carnival, in aid of the Benevolent Institution, to be held in Mr. Donald Reid's new Wool and Grain Stores, Cumberland and Vogel Streets, which had been most kindly placed by that gentleman at the meeting's command. The following gentlemen gave their assistance on the several Committees appointed :—Contributions and stalls : Messrs. R. Wilson, J. T. Mackerras, M'Kinlay, Brownlie senr., W. Watson, G. H. Gordon, R. K. Murray, Wm. Wilson, and John Lewis. Exhibits and works of art: Messrs. Hodgkins, A. H. Ross, R. A. Lawson, F. R. Chapman, D. Ross, Burton, Armstrong, R. Clifford, G. Joachim, F. R. Smith, Mendershausen, Wilkie, Hutton, and E. Chapman. Finance and Printing: W. G. Geddes, Connor, R Mackay, Sligo, Robin, and West. Furnishing and decorating: Messrs. J. B. Thomson, W. Baskett, N. Y. A. Wales, and R. Brownlie. General Amusement: Messrs. H. Robinson, W. Thompson, E. R. Bradshaw, R. Clifford, Thos. Low, H. Bastings, W. Lambert, Mills, Jas. Richardson, and S. Wright. Lighting and Water: Messrs. Watt, Jones, Whittington, Burt, Anderson, and R. Brownlie. Letting lower floor stalls : Messrs. T. S. Grahame, H. Gourley, W. S. Douglas, De Beer, W. Watson, and J. Carroll. Music, Concerts, &c.: Messrs. G. R. West, Wishart, Paton, A. J. Towsey, Parker, A. R. Kelsey, A. J. Barth, Braik, Stewart, Little, Coombs, and Mears. General Management and Honorary Secretary, Mr. John L. Gillies; Secretary, Mr. A. J. C. Baber. A ladies' meeting was also held, when it was arranged that those whose names appear in the accounts of the receipts should take charge page 44 of the stalls for the sale of goods purchased and donated. These, with their numerous fair assistants, entered most enthusiastically into their work, which is evidenced by the handsome result of their labours. Where all did their parts so well, it would be a difficult and invidious task to single out any individuals for special mention; and I believe that those who most exerted themselves have no wish to have their names so dealt with, being more than rewarded by the inner consciousness of having contributed to so noble a work as that of helping to provide the ways and means for so valuable an institution. The thanks of the General Committee are, however, due to the kindly assistance of some outside of their number, viz., Mr Logan, of the telegraph department, for the erection of the telephone, and in connection with it Mr F. Downes; also Messrs. Wignall, M'Kinnon, and ladies who every night kept up a series of concerts at the telegraph Office, Port Chalmers, which could be very plainly heard in the apartment fitted up in the pro tem carnival building; Mr Hungerford for his beautiful water fountain; and the following who gave their voluntary services in supplying and providing music for the concerts and otherwise—Mr De Maus and his Port Chalmers Colored Opera Troupe, the members of the Musical Union, the Dunedin Glee Club, the Kaikorai Excelsior Brass Band (Bandmaster Mr Chapman), the Naval Brigade and 1st Battalion Bands, and the members of the Apollo Club, who took part in a "smoke concert," Mr. Leech's Violin School Band must also be included, as also the services of Mr Reunert, of Balclutha; electric lights from the Harbour Board; flags from the N. Z. Shipping Co. and Union Steam Shipping Co., as also the handsome models of two of the latter's steamers; finally, Mr Bartleman, for auditing the accounts. The carnival extended for 10 days, from the 23rd November to 4th December.

The following is a statement of the Receipts and Expenditure, with a list of donations in goods so far as supplied to the Secretary, Mr. Baber.