MASTERTON TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1168, 2 September 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES.

The usual meeting of the Trustees was held last evening at the Borough Connoil-' Chambers. Present.—Meaara 1 Feiat (Chairman), Perry, McCardle, Gapper, Hare, and Wrigley. ; _ The minutes of previous meeting were! read and confirmed, and '• correspondence read, • The latter' included a reply to the Secretary's suggestion that the Minister ,of Justice should purchase the old school site, 1 to the effect that the new Court House was tobehuilton the police reserve at Masterton; also a letter from the Town Laudß Trustees offering to meet the Masterton Trustees at any time they chooso. It was : deoided to meet them in about a month. • Alettor was received from Mr Grundy/ who occupied the house on the old school acre, stating that it required immediate repairs, • Mr Gapper reported that he and the Olerk had seen to the matter and the necessary repairs had been made, Mrs Grundy had found the skeleton and skin of a dead dog in the well, so they had had a pipe driven. He thought the whole ■ oost would he about £B. ' 1 ' ' i;. The Trustees approved of. the action of Mr Gapper,- ...'./•; ■ Mr Hare thought the, account should be Bent to the Education Board as the house went into decay while in their possession. The Secretary: You could not.do that, as it came to grief while in oura. i Mr Feist: I see Mr Hutohisoh.says that Wairarapa is alwaysasking, the' Board for moiley. ' .. ; Mr McCardhlt never gets more than its Bh'are, though,, . Mr Hare: Mr Hutchiconll.looks close enonghafter the money'for Wellington. An account for £9 8a from Mr Gawith was passed for payment. J! - Mr McCardle stated that he had not been able to do anything with ■ the of the

jor{f;"itf~ffhioli he was interested, and thefc wfie would have to loso twelve guinoaa add allow the Trustees to do.aa they, liked Wi&theland. /,%>> K J . V '* | i||Ohairman: It is, thtotlgHjio fault of | MrsldOardle: Ye 3, lewe wap tfot'aigned by them at the time,*# ;{„•!. moved that MttMoOatdle lie relea&ed from the lease. . Mr MoOardlo said he would if the Trastees wished to disouss thn question. -•-This was'not-oonsiderednecessary,. and Mr Wrigley seoonded th'e motion, wliioh wasoavried. ——— ABREABB OT-BENT.™—.— The Secretary reported upon the arrears of rents, and was instated to write to Mr A. Cookburn re arrears £3O for Oookbum's bloak. The arrears of the Town Hall rent were'considered, and a committee dinsistiug oi Messrs Perry, Hare, and (Sapper was appointed to see Mr J. Brown re ihe | Town Hall account and report to a special I meeting on Monday week. ; „ The Treasurer's statment showed; a dibtor ' balance of £B3 7s 3d. The meeting then adjourned. . j