THE EDUCATION BOARD AND TOWN LANDS TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 998, 13 February 1882, Page 2

THE EDUCATION BOARD AND TOWN LANDS TRUST.

* [To the Editor of the riAttY.l Sir I,—Yqu 1 ,—Yqu really d'onlt appear yet to have got over your little birthday spree! You say in your footnote to my last letter "that had the Board acted'in the spirit which' A Trustee' writes, the new sohool would now be unbuilt," I regret I cannot agree with your remark. You appear (of course unintentionally) to forget that pressure was brought in a forcible manner on the Board the fact that a second s'oljool, or one fhit would.suit both ends of the town, was indtypengjble,, and in or<|er_ to saye 'the expense'of a second . teaming 'staff tjie 'arrangement whibh'le| to the qrectiorj' of the new school was adopted, You will find the suggqstjon'of the Trusf duly eijterad on the' mmutea, witl) 'he aocqrqpanyirjg correspofldaqqa, and from them 'you pan.glean that the Trust on their part consented tq give a, site of nearly three acres and £4QO in past) upon certain conditions, and that the Board was to erect school buildings to the value of about £1,200 for the accommodation of a large number of children, and if you will be good enough to look to the Amendment Act on the subject you will find the following:-" And whereaß.the said Trustees have agreed with the Education Board to convey the said land to the said Board, and to pay i4oo.upon having . a conveyance exeouted to them of the lands mentioned in the second Schedule," which, doubtless you will observe, js tba did 'school' sjte- and buildings. Again": ''lt shall'be" lawful for the said Trusts' to convey and assure to the : person lending the sum of £4OO, the land mentioned iri theßeoond Schedule hereto." Accordingly; the site was given over to the Board without delay, and they commenced the erection of the sohool, but the money part of the agreement was an after consideration, when the old sohool was conveyed to the Trustees, which to present time the Board has neglected to do! Yet, according to your opinion, we should look upon tho debt as one '&j honor, nqt of jaw, Tjhjs ppifliop, however] I oanrlpx endorse','nor willany 'of my co' Trustees pledge their pe/Bonal soohrlly for the amount, as there is ample leiurify to give when the Education Board' fulfils' ' ii their part of the enhtraot. This may' noi be quitp agreeabje to sonj'e members of the' Schorjl Committeei'-yhq 'raay'hava m •'.'.'' money to lehd.'and whom are desirous to have other little additions mide'to'tljo new buildings beyond the contract price, ; but when B-'pqblio body complies with the. law jt need nqt be afraid of censure from •. ; - anj garter,. . . v '' "'■ Jam, Ac, ■ . ATrtjsies.