DOMAIN BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 333, 12 January 1889, Page 2

DOMAIN BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meqting of tl»e To A roll a Hot Smugs Domain Board ws\s held on Saturday evening last. > Present ; Messrs Gavin (chairman), Wilson, Ilott, Lipsey, and Ahier. Minutes of the previous monthly meeting, and of special meeting held on December Bth, were read and confirmed. Correspondence: Petition signed by Uev S. Lawry, Messrs P. Dillon, T. Corbett, T, McDonough, John Hart, T. Aitken, J. Gordon, J. Livery, J. Read, T. Leadbetter, and J. Heathcote, residents at the northern side of the Domain, requesting the Board to have a gate erected into the Domain from Kotuku street, as in the opinion of the petitioners such would prove a grent convenience. After some discussion it was resolved that a sale be erected on this side of the Domain as requested . From John Bryaon, Australia, requesting information re the springs, etc. Kesolved that a copy of the "Guide" be sent Mr Bryson, l?rom Thos. Neiland, contractor for carrying out the removal of slip and lowering of No. 5 Bath house, etc. ; referring to the very hard country he had met with, and other unforeseen difficulties ; also stating that several of his men had for several days been engaged in doing work not specified in the contract, in order that a good supply of water might be kept up, and asking the Board to take these matters into consideration and grant him a few pounds extra. Mr Ilotf asked the Chairman if he was aware whether, several of the contractors men had been employed in work not spocißed, as stkted by him, and if so by whose instructions ? as if done by the request of the Board or any of its officers, the contractor ough{; certainly be, paid for any such work. In reply the Chairman said ho had not been in to Te Aroha" to. see the work during the week and could not say what work had been done. He uude: Btood the contractors had completed ' their work, but it had not yet been,pass. tt d or certified to by | the Engineer, Mr PuVchaa. It was decided to let the further consideration of the letter stand adjourned uijtil after the Engineer's report had jjeen received. Public Library : Mr Wilson asked, if the Board had resolved to erect a Public Library in the Domain, and if so, did they still purpose' to'carry out the work in the face of , what the Minister of Lanc^ had said totheijii' 1 on the ' subject on this* occasion of 'hjs j-ecent visit to TetArph*. • The Chairman replied gating "the Board did nojt now ivA^Md^t> t \on with this work 99 had b^|n|^9^(and Mr Lipaey' gave rigf j^||j||$ 4 be "purposed, moving that fyfj^^jjfypn passed at (he s previous meetm^^&ft'ten Jars' be invited

for the .construction of a Public Library *- Mr resignatidn;^Bh<B C,hair~ 'man, r^fdrringto aresol^ion^ i sfeda ( i;the» : !prey v iouf meeting, when'^tr Wiisb|( resumed his ßeafftttli^qardjtaid #A/fc : • thWme&ingtii was raided tl^e Ghaif man should^torito Government^ stating Mr Wilson'h'ad resumed his seat and desired to withdraw his resignation .tendered in June last, and asking it there was any objection to the letter being returned ; but us on the occasion of the repent visit of v the, Minister of liands Mr'OTsbn had formed one of the deputation from the Domain" Boara^wboT waited upon ~ tfie Minister, he did not think there was any need to send the letter as proposed, and had' not done so. * - - - — • Moiitbly Statement :The ! following statement was laid on the table for the month' ending January sth ;' December Ist; toj Balanpe at v ß,ank New Zealand, £13 17s (4^f Receipts fron) baths {for month', totalj £(69 175 ( 4d v 'After payment of wages^ and -sundry small accouuts, the balance in band was £17 12«. . • - "• " '"' ■• Annual Meeting : Mr Wilson asked the Chairman what steps had been taken with respect to holding the annual meeting. • -. , „« , . The Chairmnn replied the annual mating would be held on January Bth; Mr Wilson said the Gazette notice fixed second Tuesday in December \n each year as the date on which the annual meeting must be held. Mr 4-hier , said b^e. understood the annual meeting wqulct be held on January Bth. Some - discussjon fihen took place with respect to ' the position pf affairs, seeing ths annual meeting had been allowed by the phairman, to lapse, but nothing was decided upon. Annual Balance Sheet : Kesolved jihaj; the meeting stand adjournod until Tpesday Bth iust. to receive the annual balance sheet, etc. and the meeting rose.