TRUST AFFAIRS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 July 1943, Page 2

TRUST AFFAIRS

DISCUSSION ON MEMORIAL PARK —$ . NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUGBY UNION. “MUD TWO FEET DEEP” The ’ monthly meeting of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust was held last night, the chairman, Mr H. P. Hugo, presiding. There were also present Messrs J. M. Laing, E. G. Eton, A. Owen Jones, C. E. Grey, H. H. Daniell, J. A. Russell, R. Krahagen and R. Page and the secretary, Mr A. W. McKenzie. The Public Works Department wrote suggesting that the matter of compensation concerning Memorial Park should be held over. When the damage and improvements were balanced final adjustments could be made. “There is mud about 2 feet deep in the Memorial Park,” observed Mr Hugo. “The Public Works will drop the place like a hot potato as soon as they can,” said Mr Grey. Mr Laing also referred to the churning up the grounds had received. f Mr Daniell said the Trust had three v questions to deal with. They were those of rental, improvement and compensation. Mr Hugo: “The place is in a lovely mess.” The building and leasing committee reported, with regard to Memorial Park, having held a conference on June 29 with Messrs J. F. Thompson, K. Fairbrother and H. McPhee, representing the Wairarapa Rugby Union. The matter of surrendering the Rugby Union lease of Memorial Park was discussed. The union representatives, [stated the report, had undertaken to consider the matter at a meeting of the Union and to obtain the permission of the New Zealand Union. The committee reported that on receipt of a report from the Rugby Union the matter of occupation of the park would be taken up with the Public Works Department, acting for the Government. Zone Headquarters of the Home Guard gave a month’s notice of ter # mination of tenancy of offices in the Trust building. , Referring to the loan to the Air Force of a barograph and a thermograph formerly used for recording in Masterton, Mr Krahagen said he understood that many years ago a resolution was passed by the Trust that the instruments should be handed to the Wairarapa College when Miss Brown no longer used them. Mr Eton said the instruments were purchased by the Trust and the late Mr Richard Brown had kindly taken charge of them, and Miss Brown had continued the arrangement. The secretary, Mr A. McKenzie, said the instruments had been commandeered. Mr Hugo congratulated the Trust representative on the Wairarapa College Board of Governors, Mr A. Owen Jones, on being elected chairman of the board. Mr Hugo said Mr Jones was a suitable man for the job and his appointment gave lhe Trustees great pleasure. Mr Jones thanked Mr Hugo for his remarks.