The Feilding Star SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1888. A Public Hall

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 112, 21 April 1888, Page 2

The Feilding Star SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1888. A Public Hall

As it is now definitely understood that the Feilding Public Hall Company have no intention of re- building the Hall which was destroyed by fire early in March last, it has become the duty of the residents of the Borough as a whole to accept the responsibility. The necessity for a building suitable for public meetings, theatrical performances, agricultural showe, public or private dances, and the hundred other purposes to which it can be devoted, is so patent that we ueed not dilate upon it. What wo have now to do is to urge upon those who have the welfare of the town at heart, to take some immediate action iv the direction of supplying what is already becoming a grievious want. Whether a new hall be erected by a' public company, or by private enterprise, is really a matter of indifference to us so long as we see the required accommodation provided. The site on which the old hall stood is available, we believe, at a mere nominal figure, for a company to build, should they desire it, but it has been suggested to us that the best paying " stand" would be adioining one of the local hotels. The reasons assigned for that opinion are that an enterprising landlord would be certain to cater to the public amusement by inviting good theatrical companies to visit Feilding, not only to secure a fair interest on his money in the form of rent, but for the profit he would also derive from increased trade in connection with his hotel or licensed premises, which would be thereby attracted. As far as mere profit is concerned, the idea is a good one, which could easily be carried into effect. There are objections to the latter plan we admit, but still we are inclined to prefer it to the other, owing to the many difficulties which appear to surround the management of a hall company, and prevent it being a financial success. Whoever does undertake the task, whether a company or a private man, will find it comparatively inexpensive because timber is cheap and labor is plenty.