DOMAIN, BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 341, 9 February 1889, Page 2

DOMAIN, BOARD.

A special meeting (of the Te Aroha Hot SpringsDornain Board was held on Thursday eveninglast, to rftcaive the Chairman's resignation, and consider Nieland's contract. Present — Messrs Gavin (chairman), Wilson, Lipisey, and Ahier. Correspondence :l: l From J. O'Shea, asking that half thcamount of Nieland's contract money be paid to him as he was a partner with Nieland, and requesting that no one be paid unless they were both pail together. I Iteeol ved that a reply be sent to Mr O'Shea stating the Board could not recognise him in the matter at all. Nieland's Contract : Some discussion then took place re this work, and on fhe motion of Mr Wilson, seconded by Mr Lippey, it was resolved to pay the contractor the amount of his contract, viz., £40 10s. Receipts: The Clerk slated the receipts for the past month were £47, ns against £56 for the corresponding period last year. Chairman's Resignation : Mr Gnvin referred to the fact that the annual meeting for the election of Chairman had not been held at the proper time fixed by Government, that time having passed before he was aware of it. He now wished to tender his resignation .as Chairman of the Board. It was pntirely owing to a mistake on his part that the meeting had not been held on the proper date, as he was under the impression that the annual meeting for the election of Chairman should take place in January, and lie did not know the time was changed until Mr Wilson pointed it out. Resolved on the motion of Mr Ahier, seconded by Mr Lipspy that Mr Wilson take the chair pro tern. Resolved on the motion of Mr Wilson, seconded by Mr Lipsey : That Mr Gavin be appointed Chairman for the current twelve months. Mr Wilson then vacated the chair and Mr Gavin returned thanks to the members for having re elected him as Chairman, and said he hoped that during the new year upon which they had just entered (hat the members would all work smoothly together. To his mind die Hot Springs were the main stay of Te Aroha, and would last out all the mining, in fact, aftpr the mining was all done they would still have their baths, and therefore they should all do the best they could for the baths. Mr Wilson drew the attention of the Board to the ti-trea growing up the face of the hill, and thought it should be cut down and burned, so as to prevent fire i spreading imo the Domain. Resolved that the work be left in the hands of Mr Lipspy to have parried out. Mr Ahier asked if the Board could legally support the Band by a small contiilmtion fo piny in the Domain. Mr Wilson thought they could. Mr Ahier then gave notice of motion thac at the next monthly meetinsr of the Domain Board he would move : " That arrangements be made with the Band to play iv the Domain on certain evenings during the summer months. This was all the business.