MASTERTON PARK TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1412, 23 June 1883, Page 2

MASTERTON PARK TRUST.

A meeting of the Masterton Park Trustees was held yesterday afternoon, Present—Messrs Pay,ton (Chairman), Boddington, Feist and-'McGregor.

The minutes of the previous meeting .having .been read and .cp:i:i--tn id the treasurer reported a credit balance of 2s iid.. ; : Letters 'were read- from, the Town lands Trust. enclosing resolution re supplementing subscription to the amount of £7,] poun<l"per pmind for the coniifcructiiin of the Park' | Oval; also from Caledonian .Sojic'tjy offering to contribute £lO towards same object provided it had use of oval for five of its anniversary gathermgs." " , Mr Boddington moved a "resolution to the effect that tho offer of the Caledonian Society be hurled back with gcorn and indignation,, but that the ; Pafk Trustees would agree to give it the .use .of,the oval; free 'for one year, and 6very succeeding year on terms to be arranged: Hitherto,* he said,'the Caledonia}! .Society had, to ; go begging for a ground,- and had 'to . spend a considerable: sum in preparing- the'ground, it borrowed,' ' Even then' they did not obtain a ground to. their purposes: as- the- Park ? Oval would prove" He'hoped if his resolution were, not carried the j meet-ing-would fait least. decline,; ; to,. accept so illiberal an offeiv , •! ■;> ' : , v

'Mr Boddington's motion not being seconded, Mr Pay ton the offer; of .'.the, Caledonian .Sooiety.bc, accepted.lt was' not' allhe could wish it tb be, but it-woSa en'able"jhem-to /proceed with the work of making the Oval, which, having ,taken';up, they should carry througfc| . j... 'Pay.ton. :': : ;l;ifr MpGregor; though if .might, be modified, r H$ that, one year's freetuse oif the' ground would be gufficien^oa^iidid;|;n:ot , like to them for, five, as,.ai); the offpr L of;v the Calethat, 'tho free use of the"Oval was .plote the^O var\vitHoufc assistance from : ;;Mr : Boddington seconded the amendment, • It was not their first duty' to

makeithe'Park Oval,' and he was not sure tliaieven if. they raised the £l5O, whetKerHhey.icould' mate: the ground iperfect-for'cricket, They had plenty M time to it, and it was I unnecessary to hurry the matter, A proper canvass had not as yet been made,. It was the duty of cricketers .and .other. societies requiring the oval to raise the money required. He did not consider that the onus ; of raising Subscriptions lay with 'the Park Trustees.

Mr Feist thought that thfiy were in .this position: They must either.accept the means'available or.- jetothe «undert taking fall through.-' 'He did-not -con- [ sider that if the question werfreferred | back to the Caledonian'.Society,, better | terms would be'obtairied, and)'"rather i tbanjlet the.present project fal 1 ,thr ou gh, iWwrald support th'eresolutionV''

Mr Payton said lie would riot object to they wereat/allaHreof'makinguptlie amount they requiredrfrolti other sources,■but with6ut:some>eertainty of this, he wis ' not prepared to 'sacrifice tlio means already at tbeir disposal. ' Mr Bodding'ton 'objected to'helping (ptlier people ,who would, not :do their fair share of the'work, considered •the Club ought to Show a more self-reliant spirit. Because they did not proceed at once with tho oval, it. would not ■. follow .that 'they thre\v up the sponge. He hoped tlie resolution would not be carried. He the Caledonian Society would be'willing to accede t6 • the terms of the amendment proposed by Mr McGregor, The amendment was then put and lost by the casting vote of the chair, and the resolution carried.

The Chairman was appointed to ar.vaiige-; necessary conditions with the Caledonian Society and Friendly Societies,'and Messrs Pay toil and McGregor were appointed a committee to arrange for putting in lnmd the construction of the oval. /i ' : '