ROULSTON WAR MEMORIAM PARK.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 568, 21 September 1920, Page 2 (Supplement)

ROULSTON WAR MEMORIAM PARK.

1 CONDITIONS OF 6IFT. In view of the many complaints bjj ratepayers that they were not fullyconversant with the conditions per-' taining to the gift of the site now known as the "Roulston War Memorial Park, donated by Mr. William' Roulston to the Borough of Puke-1 kohe fe trust for the inhabitants, we hereunder publish the full text of the agreement, which has been hand ed to us by the Mayor, Mr. C. K. Lawrie:An agreement made the of one thousand nine hundred and twenty between William Koulston, of Pukekohe, in the Provinncial District of Auckland, in New Zealand, merchant, hereinafter termed the lessor, which expression shall, unless the context requires a different constiuction, mean and include the said V, i:liam Koulston, his executors, administrators and assigns of the one part, and the Mayor, councillors and burgesses of the Borough of Pukekohe, hereinafter termed the corporation, which expression shalj^;, unless the context 'requires a difFeretft construction, mean and include tvfe corporation, its successors and permitted assigns of the other part. Whereby the lessor agrees to lease to the corporation and the corporation agrees to take as tenant all that piece of land containing one acre two roods and twenty-five decimal seven perches situated lit the Provincial District of Auckland, being part of allotment twelve of the Parish of Pukekohe, bounded on the west by Franklin Road three hundred and forty three decimal links on the south by East Street four hundred and forty-one links on the east by part of allotment twelve three hundred decimal seven links and on the north by other part of allotment twelve four hundred and twenty-six decimal five links. As the same is more particularly delineated by the plan drawn hereon edged red at or for an annual rental of one shilling, which may be paid if and when demanded at the expiration of the term hereby granted upon the terms and conditions following that is to say:—

1. The term shall be from the twenty-third day of July One thousand nine hundred and twenty to the twenty-third day of July One thousand nine hjundred and twenty-two.

2. The said land shall be called "The Roulston War Memorial Park," and the corporation shal use and occupy the same as a place of public recreation and enjoyment for the inhabitants of the Borough of Puke--kohe and to the public generally. *' 3. The Corporation shall raise by public subscription from the inhabitants of the said Borough of Pukekope a sum of not less than five hundred pounds, and will spend such sum in erecting and during the currency of this lease will completely finish in a proper and workmanlike manner the erection of a suitabe war memorial upon the said land and thereafter .shall at its own cost properly maintain and keep the same. The form of such war memorial shall be agreed upon between the lessor and the Mayor of Pukekohe aforesaid.

4. The Corporation will at all times during the currency of this lease do all such acts and things as may be requisite or proper to be done in maintaining, ornamenting, laying out and managing the said land as a park, and shall keep the asphalt tennis court thereon and adjoining -HFouads, and gardens' lh 'as good order as the same are now in.

5. The lessor reserves the right to drain adjoining lands, being other part of the said allotment twelve of the Parish of Pukekohe through existing pipes lying on or under the said land, and for that purpose by himself, his agents, servants, or workmen may at all reasonable times enter upon the land herein demised to inspect, repair and maintain such drains accordingly. 6. The Corporation shall during the continuance of the said term pay all rates, taxes and other outgoings payable, assessed, or charged upon the said lands.

7. It is hereby expressly agreed and declared by and between the lessor and the Corporation that provided the Corporation shall have «kily erected and completed the erection of the said war memorial at a cost of not less than five hundred pounds in terms of clause three hereof, and shall otherwise have duly observed, performed and kept all the covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained or implied, and on the part of the Corporation to be observed, performed or kept, the Corporation shall have the right to purchase the reversion in fee simple of the lands and premises hereinbefore described at or for the price or sum of ten shillings, and on payment of such sum the lessor will thereupon execute in favour of the Corporation a conveyance of the said land free from encumbrances, such conveyance to be prepared by the Corporation and perused and executed by the lessor at the expense of the Corporation in all things. 8. In case of any breach non-ob-servance or non-performance by the Corporation of any covenant, condition or agreement herein contained or implied, and 011 the part of the Corporation to be observed and performed, then and in every and any such case it* shall be lawful for the lessor at any time thereafter without suit to enter upon any part of the said land and in the same of the whole, and the same to have again, repossess and enjoy as in the first or former estate of the lessor, and the Corporation and all other occupiers therefrom expel, put out and remove therefrom anything contained or implied herein to the contrary notwithstanding, but without prejudice to the rights and remedies of the lessor and the Corporation against the other of them or on account of any antecedent breach, non-observance or non-performan«e of any condition or agreement herein contained or implied. 9. The Corporation shall not now wiir without the consent in writing of the lessor first had and obtained assign, sublet or otherwise part with the possession or occupation of the said land and premises or any part thereof.

10. Should any dispute, doubt or difference arise between the parties touching the form of war memorial

to be erected upon the land hereby I demised or the meaning construction or effect of these presents then and in every such case such dispute or difference may be referred to two arbitrators, one to be chosen by each party, or the umpire of such arbitrators chosen by them previously to their entering upon the consideration of the matter referred to thep» pursuant to and so as with regard to tha mode and consequence of the reference and in all other respects to conform to the provisions in that behalf contained in "The Arbitration Act, 1908," or other like legal enactment for the time being in force in New Zealand.

or a blouse for he female form divine.

Y "Agony Day" in the local Magistrate's Court, when the entangled skeins in the matrimonial web are seing unravelled, is the cause of many incidents, both amusing and pathetic. Is marriage a failure? asks the crusty old bachelor. "It is," replies the cynic, "if judged by the Court disclosures." "Marriage," quoth he, "is a lottery. The prizes are around the domestic hearth, and the blanks, my friend, are found in Court; but such is life from the cradle to the grave." More gas lamps and plenty of 'em, is the suburban cry here. The more light the less crime, once exclaimed an enterprising burglar. It's the light that guides the mariner along the rock-bound coast, and the lovelight in the eye of the maiden that captures the swain, while the street lamp-post, since its inauguration, has frequently been "hugged" as home by the merry man, who has worshipped not wisely but too well at the shrine of Bacchus. A much-debated question is, "Who was the first white woman born in New Zealand?" Old identities have argued (be point, ai)d s various opinions have ibeen expressed on the matter. There is no doubt in my ipind that the late Mrs. Hannah King Letheridge, nee Miss Hansen, born 1816, at the Bay of Islands, was the first female born in New Zealand of European parents. "Just before the battle, mother,' is an old song, practically unknown to the rising generation It was featured in the sixties in Pukekohe, and one erstwhile resident gave it great voice through the embryo township, as he wended his way homeward with what Americans call a "jag" on, or as our forecastle nautical friends say "three sheets v in the wind," as the song vibrated through the air.

The niopoke would climb the highest

limb, And gaze with bulging eyes on hun, Wondering what demon on earth was

he To disturb him in the old bush tree. While the singer enjoyed freedom's

fling, The roosting birds took to the wing, Awed by that strong re-sung refrain Which always echoed back again. It caused to stampede all the cattle, As the singer sang "Just before the battle," Then "mother" through the air would rin £'« As he prepared once more to sing. The singer's here, but sings no more, Preferring much to have a snore. A boon for many years he had denied To his neighbours on the maid roadside. The birds have gone, the mopoke too, The cattle now all lost to view. The singer lives, the voice not strong To sing that old, old song.

Aucklanders are liberal givers in the cause of charity. The number of subscription lists that circulate periodically is increasing beyond all reason, a fact I can vouch for. Some years ago I saw a list in the suburbs to defray the cost of burial of a Mongolian. I suppose we may expect to see a list out next to provide the Solomon Islanders with tooth powder and hair. oil.

Any excuse is better than none, so must' have thought a man before the Court here recently, who gave as a reason why he should not be sent to Rotoroa Island that he was about to get married. 0 tempora. 0 mores.

An ingenious magnetic reversing gear for motor boats has been introduced by a leading British firm of engineers. The shaft carries a magnet which, when excited, attracts a flat steel disc behind it and causes it to revolve, giving a direct drive to the propellor. The reverse magnet is of a similar type and when excited draws the disc to the right and holds it stationary. The engine drive is then transmitted through planet wheels so as to drive the propellor in the reverse direction. These magnetic clutches and the engine throttle valve are operated by the one lever, when the lever is in the central position the throttle is closed and neither of the magnets is excited; therefore, the engine runs idly at a low speed. Movement of the lever in one direction or the other excites the ahead magnet or the astern magnet j as the case may be, opening the I throttle and speeding up the engine | at the same time.