DOMAIN BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume VIII, Issue 487, 9 July 1890, Page 2

DOMAIN BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Te Aroha Hot Springs Domain Board was held on Mon,day .evening (adjourned from the Saturday previous). Present: Messrs Gavin (Chairman), Ilott, Lipaoy, and Ahier. Minutes of the previous monthly meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence : From Mr W. Kelly, M.11.R. for the district, as follows : , Wynyard Street, Devenport, Auckland, 16th June, 1890, The Chairman, Domain Board, Te Aroha. Dear Bib,—l regret I could not visit your district before leaving for Wellington, to ascertain personally what you require in the way of assistance from Government. I leave by steamer to-morrow, and would be glad if you would communicate with me there, and post me up in any matter your district wants brought before Parliament. I am sorry by the Electoral division our connection will be, Bevered, but you may rely upon my assistance and co-operation with your member, if I succeed in getting a seat in the next Parliament.—Your obedient servant, Wit. Kemec. To this letter the Chairman had replied under date 26th June, stating the Board would esteem it a favour ir Mr Kelly would represent to the Government their present impecunious position, and try and obtain a grant of Ll5O, tlie Board at present being in debt, etc. [This indebted ness has been incurred through erection of e new bath house over Rie sulphur spring, excavating in connection with No. 5, and HJ-erection of bath house at the latter spring, etc; .; which expenses had absorbed all surplus monies in hand, whilst the receipts for the winter months were not equal to the expendituie.] No reply had been received from Mr Kelly. ' Monthly Statement: The Clerk submitted the following statement, for the four weeks enling July sth, 1890: Receipts. i . .. , £ r.,cl.£ s, d. June 7 To.balancein.B.N.Z.l3- 8 1,0 ( , ... J uiyo „ Bath receipts ' 13' 10 ,0 ~ July 5 Receipts tor ‘ bver-v’ ' tiow’ (old debt) '2 4 6 fc ' Deoit Balance 9 6 10 10 2

ExCUNT-TUTtE. * v •Time 7Ev Cv’tskWenlniies 15.15 0 ...». t ~ Accounts paid . 22-d5. *2 38 'lO 2 LIfABILITERS. . The’fqllmvtmr 'accounts were read : —• •T. M.<-K()e (4 weeks wages). ..'LIO Jus. StnhTev ‘.(do), L.° ; A. Menx.ic. (clerk, do.), L 2-; W. A. Prime and Co. '(case 'k'u ; psp.fie, IQs,.; 3 owdlordfs, 3s), LI 2* ; J. Williams (-51bs wax candles),’Ll Os.lOd ; J. B. Johnson (ease kerosene). 19s; G. Robson (sal ammoniac, etc.), Ils 6d ; W. Hetbrington (carting), 7s ; G. H. A. Purclris (for gmrv.pying and preparing plans : in connection with No*. 6 supply contract, and reporting nu Nos. 1 and 9 springs, etc.). L 3 3s, Total, V L2B 3< 4d. • ReMlVnd that the accbnbtS as read be passed for payment, wages to be first paid. The Chairman said lie saw no way out of the present difficulties- except by obtaining an overdraft of LSO, to carry them (iverdhp winter-months. .- Member Leaving: Mr Ilott informed the Board that lie would be leaving Te Aloha I 'shortly, and did not expect tn be at the next monthly meeting. He, purposed visiting Te Aroha again, however, after a short time, and as lie should probably be 'able to attend tlie second qr thin;! monthly meeting of the Board, be did not purpose tendering Ills resignation just at present. :Thls was all the business...