MASTERTON DEBATING SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1090, 3 June 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON DEBATING SOCIETY.

8 I! . 3 At the meeting held last (evening Mr , Grundy, 'thopresident, occupied the chair, a MrD'Arcy was unable to attend to lead t the negative side of the question, and a 3 ballot for a substitute threw the onus j of defence on Mr 0. Morrison. r Mr Kay in opening tho Debate, urged i 'that it was desirable tha't Masterton i should be lighted with gas, oii the ground r that kerosene was very dbjectionable i and dangerbus. It had b\en proved i that even kerosene which passed inspection i m one town, had been condemned as unsafe in another. Gas was a clean, choerful, and convenient light, aid could be | used either economically or 1 lavishly as ' the consumer desired. It Was also the' cheapest light as twenty-fivoj feet of g fl3 t which cost three-pence would last five hours, and give an illumination equal to fifteen candles. The Borough Council - had-recently-tested -the feeling cf the public, and found that it was'iniisfavor.; No one ever heard of a gas company coming to grief. They werp always a success, and'paid.good dividends, He pointed out as an Example for a town the site of^Masterton) The cony sumption of igaajended to develop the ' v c.oalfieldsofflewZealand, j ~.,|,.„v ; ..,-, ' "t-Mr 0. Morrison considered'"ttiat' f gas : a was as dangerousls kerosene: They had '~AI h|ard oiPgas pipes bursting, He claimed had underestimated Jhe oost of gas: Ho also argued that it smelt bad arffP'tliat the cost of coal in Masterton wovjld be greater than in: Ash- ; burton';' .Gasifbtdly managed was very unhealthy. ' j • . ■'; Mr~Payton pointed out the stimulus' whiclCthe introduction of gas would give -to local industries and the prestigo:gaa ; twortalwbuldlßive.to the jight IB preieraßle 1 , to gas, but he"thought' that gas if introduced into Masterton >would;tend towards the discovery of coal .whicfiJie felt cejtiiin existed in the n u«hWing *, Mr Ford held that gas wis a cheaper oleaner, and safer light than kerosene. From his lokyraowledge o'f%shfetor? he shewed thatcbal must - dearertliere,than')uMasterlc^ 1 *"; !i: ■': .-' Mr Kay in reply stated' Mfinglisf ' statistics'shewed that resulted from the use ot keroseno A a'hd' '' candles than from gas. He 1 understood • that coal could be delivered ih Mastertom ii at 34s or 35s per ton, The question was then put to ths meet- ' lng and carried in the affirmative by a large majority. i

'< jiyiTjMAII TJtUST. held last ermfe^JPresont—Messrs Feist (in the chair), Hare, Gapper, Moof llie previous firmed, and the correspondence read./)/)/ | - WIDENING:DIXON-ST. UV>

Trustees, wrote asking Town Trustees would the above street by frost of the old school, ten|feet.- b,a'cli]S' : if the ! Park Trust their frontage ;wheMM*°.'?sß^hfltf36W--fence. " • '^/sfs?iJ:o&i'-- : '"'Xj\ Mr Hare pointed b'ullhat the tiop slrqet-aliould come from.tfiq Boroigh.Cojincil.O.j-j; H '/I Tk matter tnexfr meeting |t] present vested inlthb 4 Tf ifsstirr r p j:S iff q :'// V A letter Trust Woiild.leconsider its deoislon relhe 'grant, .to,, Mr ! SoddihetpTi' cbmi J I jnittMJ) l waited upon the Trust in support '.of; thisjfap 1 plication, and -himj£waV resolved on the motion of" the 1 tnaWhfl pi'ey'ious resolution be.rescindea, amount asked for-by the i comnptte'e ! '|iE7 V)s)he granted.; Mr the resolution* 1 as-'fhe ci)rri'irili;i;e'e ! 'had-already received the ;grahVtp'sked fortt TO^atici-fliftffl ' .nk : BSe' whyf they should bring pressure • ! pn the LTriia tr for a fresh subsidy'. ; ■ ''-' itfr&ridi'rigton thanked the. Trust. and j: ! 'i.gi!:|y?THßirCTßttL>'- v f'.'Theiecr'e'jary of the ! Trust ,wroie} stating that his Trust thought il io;'wait till ne&t;;y.gar:-Jpt\the .'aboVe ! tihd ] obnsidGi' the matter in :th# re-

' ; Tjif chairman stated the committee appbiiited (liiirißelf, and Mr HareV had;on ji4cai||jD'f|tfiiß c'6n3uftedw&i;Brinhyviind\ 'msiruatefS K(m to draftlMMs'ndtneijfo: |3ili;for;ttepreßent session, ]] } The T clei'lt;said the clerk of-the Grey-' Tmbl r ]had.atatad that he would twe'eft'tlie-two Trusts, but had not done! The-draft of the Bill ■a?ppareu by - 1 AiKGapperlinoye'drtßal/tho •field'-/overt. to4h%;nextf meeting, $& Ci view to hearing further from the Greytown Trust, - §ecoiulod r by Mr. Wrigloy.and carried,opinion that it wouhl Venterioi-Wailr ter during tne recess. NEW SCHOOL SHE CONVEYANCE, Mr, Hare and the secretory were appointed torgo dj3ed r and on, jt':being. 'was to obtain the signaturbs of,';t|ie Tr'us:. 'tees to it: without 'delay; -;• -;■■■'" -:■■■.'..■' .'■.COirSUTTEB;,! ,!;<;;,-■.■.;','. ~,; ; '!> - Messrs; Foistawl-Hare : were appointed.; to inquire; into the' circumstances of tiiev .lease of the section on' wliiohHhe build-.: logs kndwn'as Gockb'urii'B 1 bjock' stand, there being no; ; prbjiQrJeaßß;'at\preaent-''in ; . existence',,, ! v < ' l '''•'''. '■-<■ ~PAYMENT rOJi TIIEfoib;SCHOOL SITE,' ! '•; It' was arranged that the Secretary 1 hand the, deed, to the solicitor of the Building Society as soon'-'as 'ne ; received it in-order that'the'mortgage ,deod might be prepared,; and ; thiit" he obtain the signatures -of : the Trustees to the latter immediately oil its completion, so that' the £4OO might be:handed.overto the- ' Board.' ' /''■'/.'■,■ ',.!'•'•'•'•• • v'- '(• ■'■ '■ ' GREYTOWNRENTS.'' 1 " : '" : '' The Secretary wasrinakucted to .write, to tho Greytoivn,Trust asking for payment of rents due to -the Masterton Trust, i:i ,-, ■,-.,• .-, v r .miislAcres,;'"''; .;-;' ut The 'cleck'i'epocted' that -|iTr" r .Suttpujhad ; declined to complete his lease till he knew what the Trust intended to.do re payment for improvements. : Several \ members ... expressed , their, Opinion :tliat itvwbtild hit: do to iallow i lessees to ocoupy land for r an indefinite 1 period without a proper lease whatever the Trust intended to do with regard to paymenttorimprbveniehts,': i.. ;..■ i;v ■ A general' conversation took place on. various, acres of"the Trust, the roads themj &ci, j and; 'tHe adjourned'slidrtly.after'niiie b'clock!- v ' •