THE GORE TOWN BELT AND GARDENS.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 335, 29 February 1884, Page 2

THE GORE TOWN BELT AND GARDENS.

It will bo iv the recollection of our readers that in July last yaav a representation was made by the Gore Town Boa?d to the Government to have the public gardens and the town belt vested in the Board so as the same might be made available for tlic purposes designed as early as possible. The members for the districts were also appealed to for £heip support, which was cordially promised, and the matter appeared in proper trim. No dissenting yoicc was heard. The Minister, however, deferred action in the matter, and it now appears £hat his reason for doing so was that some persons in the township had met iv secret conclave,' represented fclzen? selves as ""We the inhabitants of Gore," /ljid , asked the Minister to have them appointed as "The Gore Domain Board." What their motives vreve are known to themselves — they nevei* BjaJce them public.. One thing to be thankful for is that their action did not cost the reserves to the township, TJip Town Board had recently conversed ovev the matter of these reserves, and it was resolved £o urge the Minister through the district members, so soon as they should be at Wellington, to have these reserves vested in the 'P>GgsCi, We have observed that the Minister- jLa^ been exercising his leisure for a few wiok? jjast in gazetting various reserves under tiie Domain. Act, but we were scarcely propared for the surprise which we got in iast week's ' Gass&tio ' iust received. From it we find that G'ote Jjas been blesjcd with the birth of the Boayo. with, which the persons referred to were in labor. The new infant is the "Gore Domain Board," to whom is delegated the care of the public gardens and town belt, with powers somewhat .equal to ;i .si-liool committee. The members of the new Board arc five in number, and iiitno of them v.'civ. at the time they .-eat in their n;>nie^ members of the" Town Board. "What had induced tin Minister lo create this superfluous Board, which is entirely without funds or the means oL ! raising .them, is one of the mysteries of New Zealand, govern-

ment. There may be no great objection to tike gentlemen who have been nominated, taking them as individuals, and some of them are well known for aesthetic tastes ; but what is objectionable, and nothing short of a calaruicy, is that another Board should be created within the town. The Gore Licensing Committee, whose election this week will cost the rates the round sum of LlO, was felt to be no compliment, and now there is another, a nominated one certainly, but one which requires a separate establishment and withmxt a farthing to set it up with. The gentlemen who have 1 been instrumental in bringing this about will best deserve the grace of their fellow townsmen by meeting as appointed in theJJailway Hotel on the 10th March, 1884, and making it their first and last meeting. They can respectfully request their nomination to be recalled, and that the members of the Town Board be appointed ex officio. Two of the gentlemen will thereby still retain their place as delegates, and for the other three we believe they will, now that times are changed, bo only too happy to be re- | lieved of an office which has been, apparently, surreptitiously obtained — at least they certainly were not the elect of the people.