MASTERTON FISHPONDS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10481, 18 November 1911, Page 5

MASTERTON FISHPONDS

TO BE RETAINED ON PRESENT SITE; - ■■■' I

' ' At the meeting of the Masterfon Chamiber of Commerce yesterday, a ■ letter .was readi from, fb© Wellington Acolimatisation Society, acknowledging a resolution otf October 13th, and fi£atSng:-r dous to remove tlie trou,t*breeding . ponds from their' present isite. The jposition i® that "tthe-Society is advi&-, . ; ed that its offer of £7so* for five aore® and ibnildings is ample, wMlie rtffie trustees of the tßonall Estate w® not iaccep)t less' tihan £IOOO. Is itJuere. any pro speed; of fhe difference between the ajniomuts mentioned) J>eing provrided by the Masffcefiton , denJtw tShmuglh .the goodi bffioes. of- ' sub-oomanittee P : Mr- D. Mc- , €kregoT,j, of Upper HDain,' wouM you all oniformation. Tlhie Ocxuncil (of : the Socdety,, meeite on Novemiber "l,st, and wo'U\ be pleased .to lhe<ar ytour that diate." . i - secretary reported, having ' ithe Sotaety on the subject,. p> aofcnowJfedging the' letter; and awk'u ■ ing for a reply in reference ito Bolk. j. He* (the 'secretary) undersfcobd pyvfro'jja • Mjr McOregOr tihat the Sfpciety ■ ;,' ifaad offered. to the Keiia]!' Es-. !• itatA (Ti^uatees l , wdtii a deposit of, £100; but that the deposit was not :H : ; . regarded a» sufficient; iHel had' sino© ,• • : Mr ' MidGreg&r J iJtat . retired deposit wias to be'miade.; • Hbei cihiaiwiMui stated that "the mat;i; - j teir (was in the f hands of Mr' gor, and tiiei .Cixamiber could not take' -'iHiirtheav action at /present.