TE AROHA THERMAL SPRINGS DOMAIN BOARD. Annual Meeting.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 January 1886, Page 2

TE AROHA THERMAL SPRINGS DOMAIN BOARD. Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting ot the Domain Board was held on Tuesday evening last. Present : Messrs G. Wilson (chairman), Ahier (Set.), Lipsey, and Gavin. Minutes o£ the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Secretary submitted the following bcil.mco-slnet for the year ending Dec. JUt, 1885 :—

The Secretary stated that the receipt* from the B.itliH for the past year had been very satisfactory, the average being H7 7s per wewk. The Chairman reported that the reservoir hit i boeA improved, and the supply or" hot water for the private baths largely increased, and that as so - n as posnible the new building would be erected over No. 2 bath, and four, other springs have houses built OA'er them and 'thus "give increased accommodation. The grounds had, been improved by forming roads and

trucks, md clewing the undervrowth. j 4 number of seats had been provided,, and, placed in' diiEiTent portions "of tjje Dojnain for the convenience of ' |.e'sou*» (le^irini? to re-t. A private room for' Indie* hud alno been erected. A tennis court had been formed, and would be further improved by the addition of lime nnd hand. The trees and shrubs were repotted as thriving; the willow pole* planted last winter were in h healthy con dition, and the branches shooting well. Thu chinking upi ing had been improved, and th« seats round it were now a favourite resort and the water much n»el. As the adveitisement calling for tender* for the supply nf timber to the Board for six months, onlyuppe.ued in last Saturday's News, although closing at noon on Tuesday following, giving no opportunity to say-mill proprietors along the river or at Thames to tender, it was resolved that fresh tenders be invited by advertisement foi the supplying of timber. The following tenders were opened :—: — For carting for ensuing six months : From Jas Orr, Waiorongomai i Timber, 5d per 100 f t; giavel, 2s 6d per yard ; 1 horse, druy, and man per day, 17s 6d ; 2 horses, dray, and man, per day, 22s 6d. From Hethrington and McKnight, Te Aroha : Timber, 6d per 100 f t; gravel, 38 6d per yard ; other goods, 3a per loud. Resolved, That Mr Orrs tender be accepted. For the supply of kerosene, etc., for ensuing six months 5 Laybourn Bros, Waiorongomai : Kerosene, lbs 9d per case ; candles, 10^d per lb, best brands. Resolved, That Messrs Laybourn Bros.' tender be accepted. Accounts, amounting to £98 14s 7d, were passed fo^ payment. A long discussion ensued with respect to the advisability of having the bnth tickets c sold through the business ppople of the town, allowing them a commission thereon, instead of at present having them on sale at the Domain Board office. No alteration wa-, however, resolved on. Resolved, That bathers be not admited after 11.30 p.m., and that all the baths must be cleared bv mid-night* The members /vei'e unanimous in desiring that Sir Julius Vogel, at present at Waiwera, bo again invited to visit the Aroha Springs, which it was believed would prove most benefit ial in his ca^e. Resolved, That the Chairman be requested to write and invite Sir Julius. This concluded the business of the meeting. The next business Was the election of a Chairman for the ensuing year. On the motion of Mr Lipspy, seconded by Mr Gavin, Mr Ahier consented to ait as chairman pro tern. Mr Lipsey next proposed Mr U-eo. Wilson as chairman for the ensuing year, and in doing so referred in eulogistic terms to the amount of time Mr WiUon had giv->n to thp improvement of the baths and Domain ; having been unsparing in his efforts to h.;vc them developed as fast is possible, and in promoting the of visitors and invalid 4 ? ; they all knew Mr WiKon had <;one te a bit of trouble m connection with the baths, and lie. wassuio they could not select a better man as their chairman. Th'; motion mi> seconded; by Mr (javin, and carried unanimously. Mr Wilboii, in accepting the position, heaitily thanked tliu uitfurbais r.n fchu.r kind remarks, and u\piu--Bed himself as highly i-.enBible ob" the honour tiu-y h.id conferred upon him in again selecting him as their chairman. Whilst in To Aroha it would 5. n ohiui much ple.i- vi c as in the past, In do all in his pmver to further develope the Thermal Springs and Domain grounds. This oonclu led the hurries -.

Du. 884. & s d. £ s. d)eO. 31— To Balance Bank of New Zealand ... 21 10 11 885. .X,u 3L— -To Receipts from B.itlw 381 17 6" Co AnnUal tickets... 5 4 0 }> Contributions to advrrtising ... 2 0 0 „ Tenders' deposit account ... 10 0 0 „ Donations ... 419 6 „ Gw v o r n m c n t grunt 200 0 0 Imprest account, G. Wihon ... 120 611 Overdraft Bank of N.Z. ... 130 12 11 855 0 10 876 11 9

Cr. 1885. £ s. d. Dec. 31. By Deposit account 10 0 0 „ Caretaker's salary 147 12 6 „ Advertisi n g, printing, and Ptationery ... 27 0 0 „ Miscellaneous 57 14 4 „ Insurance ... 1 17 6 „ Enjri n c c r's commission 15 5 0 „ Carting ... 31 9 6 „ Painting ... 17 9 4 „ No. 1 Bath... 8 3 0 „ No. 2 „ ... 38 1 2 „ No. 3 „ ... 179 14 9 „ No. 4 „ ... 58 3 10 „ No. 5 „ ... 10 0 0 „ Caret n k c r's residence ... 36 15 0 „ Interest ... 2 3 6 „ Office furni- £ s. d. ture ... 19 0 „ Grounds ... 228 11 7 „ Dri n 1; i n q spring .., 5 19 876 11 9