The ordinary meeting of the Committee of the Wellington Benevolent Society was held in the Mayor's room at the City Council Chambers Tuesday afternoon. Present :Mr Holdsworth (in the chair), the Rev. H. Van Staveren, Bev. P. Kerrigan, Rev. J. Redstone, and Messrs Powles, B. Smith, E. J. Smith, S. Brown, Danks, Allen. The formal business having been disposed of, it was reported by the Relieving Officer that Mrs Brooks, for whom £lB had been collected to enable her to leave the colony, had spent £6 of the money which had been handed over to her by Councillor Danks at her request. It was resolved to stop all relief while she had money in her posses sion. On the motion of Mr PowleE, Honorary Treasurer, it was decided to ask the City Council for £2OO to carry on the operations of the Society. ]

The City Rifle 3 will open the shooting season by the annual rifle match married v. single, which will take place at the cadet range on Saturday (to-day) 9th September. Ranges, 200, 300, and 500 yards ; five shots at each range. Last year the single men won the match, but this year it is anticipated that the tables will be turned, as the Benedicts have had an accession to their ranks during the past year of two well known crack shots—Sub-Lieut. Ballinger and Sergt. Fraser—which places the twoteamsmore on terms of equality, and a keen and exciting con test will, no doubt, be the result. The follow ing are the names of the teams :—Married : Lieut. Walden, Sub-Lieut. Ballinger, Quarter master Sergt. Davis, Sergts. Bowie, Ballinger, and Fraser, Corporal Henn, Volunteers Ross, Chuck, and Jackson ; emergency. Volunteers McGinnity and Barnes. Single : Capt. Crowe, Sergt. Hale, Volunteer Ballinger, Randall, Croucher, Burton, Gannaway, Bright, Moore, and Smith ; emergency, Volunteer Tolling.
