Proposed Hall by the Sea.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7894, 9 August 1905, Page 2

Proposed Hall by the Sea.

A siwjal meeting of the guarantors w connection with the propositi Hall-by-tbe-Sea at Now Plymouth was held at the Town Hull on Tuesday afternoon. The chair was tuken l>y the Mayor, who explained that ho was always ready lo advance anything that ivas in the ■intdrtsu of tin.town.

Air I . Hoberts, the originator of the scheme, stated that, as previously decided upon, the town had been canvassed for signatures to «. guar«n tee list for the money, estimated at £SO, necessary for tho preliminary expenses of advertising the proposod company, etc.' The result was that £6l had been gtiartinteeU for this purpose, the list including over lit guarantors at £1 apioce, several at £2, two at £5, and ono at £lO. With regard to tho site, he tad t>ee» in [negotiation' for some time with the government, to whom tho plans had ( been submitted, .also paying a visit to Wellington. The first replyreceived from tho Govennment was to tho effect that a leasnj of t'he site—on tho foreshore opposite tao nVnniiiws Hotel, and some, 20ft bey o nd the railway bridfcp—would be granted foi; seven years. However, as the result of further represontatations, Sir Jo seph Ward hud consented to extend thu tenn for fourteen years at a rental of 20s per annum. lie (Mr Hoberts) was again in communication with the Government,, and had strong hopes, that a 21 years' lease would be. granted. As the pi.ssi.biljty of the site being required for railway purposes in future je;\rs was exceedingly remote, for extension would ,'iiot go beyond the bridgo, he thought the tenure granted justified them "in going on with tho scheme, which required £3OOO capital. 'ill view of the small attendance, it was suggested by Mr Wrigley that' tho election of five directors tlo take up t'he nilatter be defrt.red to a meeting to be held on Friday evening, at 7.30.

This was supported by Mr W. I). Webstgr, and unanimously agreed to. The Mnyor remarked tHin't' lie thought, there irailii lie ninny willing to take at least a small interest.