MASTERTON INSTITUTE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1264, 28 December 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON INSTITUTE.

■i'vi '''!' ,;•■■* :M«i.j-;W':fci a;:l <-;! l The ordinary; ;in6nthly;tmeetin£J 'of' the Masterton Institute Committee was 1 held 1 . last ■|;ejening.'f ;i ;| : l^e6eni^4Megßrß ;i:; Bißh . (ohairraan) l i.-..^SeUar,'.'. , ''darri ''s'-BJeStWm'/-Pay ton, McGregor, Oaseibelgfßod'ditig- 1 .tonjand'Hogg, :"i; ", The minutes: of-the' ) meeting' having been'.read treasurer a of! jLIB 148 M-r"! : : v:;';.i!ivi-i I'l'iiT'-. 'Mr Caselberiii moved a;risolution;which he .had previouily, tabied,to'. the, effect that 'thaupitairaroom:benotletat'an earlier hour than; tetfpii;, excepting ftitacieiitific.or educational-pufribsei? l; ' •'" 3!3 ' f ! , ; u;l ",Mr,- ;Garr :opjpiqied;.the'' motibp'as'M hour wat Ing thpre the town at prejent it >depriye: peppla; 6l| r the] ;amui«meot of ■w\.a%m i i-iAiA-. r- <: rMr:Ftytoa'iiio^i : -aB--'an'^mandnieoi;i : > That.th>doofpftHeijpgsJ|rgom up;.; (Tiiejr bj^;^;Vatuable:i room,: imt s%Wfr* e thay/did littlelbr;} nothing. 'irt)V thb jWiyi bf i utilisiag the|imightl mptio|y;ypni^^ople^^ '•heratoccDimenep-thei^amriMmenti-at' iihai;hourpSilg#rtWft iJft Mr J|*yrego^|idpßhKlnft din »« anVabouHke-iimMrrooru,—lt- ,*.. fulfilling it e^ti^ii%ji^n(Pit! •djaact to the ioßtitatioo. Headvottted

j letfcm»Vpresenp!) of pet ' «owwhe ak to meetingi' j \M tnefe disturbing readers were in hit la j ' ( |The:Obairln(in! regretted? ttfafc a Gam- i 1 short) timl previously | torcport on the hail sent in i no report. He failed to see why a i tevonue should not be made out of this i -room, ,*» „»,. ~„,,,, w a Mr Boddinglon opposed the lesolution. 1 Popular lectures and entertainments such i as ithr mover exoepted - were likelyto. interrupt i eadera quite as muoh as danoing 1 would.} J ' ' i : Mr How.hiidno; feeling of/antagonism J to dnncitiff, huh the warbadly -I planned for siiuli a purpose. He advocated I ; mate p'urposeijfor whiohitw«S'intended£ '• Mr Beetham sug^ied/MlTfhV^pl' ' room should be converted into a'miifojim}'. .1 < Mr;Pajjton supported th 6; idea ' ! hiuseumif lhe readittg'room%'ero'ionl-; '.< bined with it. ' : i?: ; ;..\■',.■'.■■' ;j

; : Mr Caßol.borg,>|ia .reply, stated.th.at.it; ,w«s rio ( t his' wis!i to deprive yuting''people' of their amusement,';but he-held it was ftheir fir6t dutyi-to. .readers. The old Oommiltee only derived' | 'a revenue of eight pounds from the upper irponi, aodfhe fjny v isidenhle revenue could be;'obUinsd from; it. He understood, that ten o'clook was a reasonable hour for commencinj.a j dance.! /: The motion of Mr CaaMbwgVwa's theii pat-arid lost on the toxoos. ..—";>* ;': Mr Beithara r ;(hen rabvedi tte' 'upper.ii66m i aVa'Vusebra; and reading room,: ;' , .'' j• Mr Payton seconded^the. prbposal. They might, on ■ "desirability of such' a'step, anil je'avp;the f ,bn a.sufaiequent occasion." , ••"' '■Mr McGregor considered the premature, and objeoted.-to-disturbing the existing re'ading.room, which awwered: ■ the convenienoe^aiad' comfort of-.visitpii'i-.Many baino Jto a room ori triiaygVouS'd/. would not Valk up stairs, jHe Relieved that a museum; be a.cood thing, but •jposition tofestablisfrone at present which 'would he other than a I Mr Cjiselberg opposed -a'fji'uaeurn only "on' the ground'that it was impracticable. Their account was overdrawn, and their" rates.hy'pothecatedj.ahd they were not m a position to Undertake one.. j' \ , j Mr Hogg 'supported/ the 'proposal 'neartily-. It was_ in accord with the,, of a larg6 section of the coramunjtyf "There might be a financial yitlr.the prospeot of a Government -bonus this might not be inauperabl&.He J Jppfovejd of th'< read i ligi room/, bejng' ji j> ) ftairs: such!.afohamber'vbnghLtbj bO' 'little, retired, and ( nqt ,like j the j baij. a pubjib house. In !; Mastoribn' a* : larfee collectini)'^'nat , avaijable-for a Dif-'Heotor' ,liad; promised- if j one v wero .qsßist it as WcV as 1 -possible;' (Hear'l' jear;l) IHe felt sure a museum wbnldjbej a Bucuesa. The present reading room rould, if jbeiiililised for meetings and entertainments ! dn a small scale, and the readers .upstairs, Would not be disturbed by its.use. ,»vj:'.'.-\i\ : ~-i Mr Bodiliii'jt'in opposed the, proposal;. the present reading room .being'iu.his opinion; veiy- suitable, If" a ' museumi were established a; curator would have 'to' be provided,'and this; would'be '. a [ charge beyond their means. I '''' ';'' '' ' j Mr Hogg said he had known a museum, to be oarriedon for' ten years without a curator, and nothing was ever lost,{rom { it excepting a bottle of, spirits of wine in .which aanake had been.preserved,.which had been inadvertently drank by an. iiebriate, : ; ■■■■■■■■■ '* ~■

M. Caeelborg moved as an amendment - That a committee be appointed to ascertain the cost of converting the upper room into a museum and reading room. If the coßt proved not to be excessive be .would'support the'• proposal. •'• ■

' Mr Beetham said that a museum„would be readily stocked, ns most collections of this character had duplicate specimens, which they were glad to 1 present to other institutions, - Models of maohineryj-geo-logical exhibits, and old Maori curiosities could also be readily procured. ~., , The .Chairman seconded the amend; rnent, as ha sympathised with the proposal, but thought they should have some definite estimate of cost before them. ."■' "| i ;,'";/"■ i;rv ™ -; Mr McGregor said'that' if ithe.amend] rnent referred to a museum only, he would support, it, but he would not vote for the removal of the reading room.

•'•The:amßndinont was put and carried. ; Ayes;'fMeseva Hogg, Caselberg, Beetham, ,-SellaiyCarr, Pay ton} ind'the ;N6es:!:Mesßrs J. G. 1 Bodmngtoni'ao'd '.McGregor.. ..,,-,. ~.,.,. • Messrs' Bish, Beetham, and Caselberg been elected as a sub-committee to 'carry':out the resolution,the)meelitfg adjourned.