MASTERLON TOWN LANDS TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1858, 6 December 1884, Page 2

MASTERLON TOWN LANDS TRUST.

The ordinary monthly meeting was held last evening, Present—Messrs Hare (chairman), Gapper, Feist, Muirj and Perry, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, The Treasurer reported a credit balance of £3617s 74, ' An account from the Magterton Institute Commitee £§ ss. was presented for paymeijt.-T-Thjß Chairman expressed an opinion tljafc the charges for the use of the upper room were too high.—rTho Secretary stated, tljafc for the future the charges would be t reduced account was. passed, t also one from I Pay ton & Co., 18s, An account was presented from the . Borough Council, amount &]s, for ' share of Trust in footpaths constructed in Albert-street, Church-slreet, Ob»pelstreet, and Hussell-Btreet— -Mr Muir moved that the account stand over till 1 the report of the Footpath Committee , appointed by the Borough Council , was made known.—Mr Gapper . pointed out that the Bo.ough Council ; would be unlikely to take any retroi spective action.-.-—Mr Muir thought ' that the Trust property in Chapel- | street had not been improved by the construction of the footpath, It had cut righ't below the fencing ppata.——. I Mr Gapper pved that the account be passed, for payment,——The Chairman considered that their tenants/Bhoifi(}' contribute towards the cost of footpaths,——The Secretary said the eight chains.in Chapel-street would have to be passed as.tliey. .were- on a: disbiadt' footing'to"the others, Mr Muir moved."'as an amendment that thai' account stand' "6v'er.~--The amendmeufc was lost, and the aocount passed ■for payment. - An .account of £1 Is for tracings from the District Survey Office was passed fqr payment, . :':■ THE SOUTHERN BQUNDARY OP TgE TOWN.' . • The Chairman explainecj bV a"n error in Crown grants a portiga pf one of their acres had been given to Mr Walton, He considered it was their duty to request the Government tQ; rectify the error which had been made. —Mr Gapper differed from' the Chairman as to the extent ot ths encroachment.—The Chairman'sug gested that they should have that end of the town correctly surveyed at the expense of the Government, The road which, was their southern boundary, was occupied as private property, He moved that as an error appeared to < exist in the crown grant, dated 29th , December, 1864, to Mr Rhodes, depriv- J ing the Triist of part of town aire 70, . the error be pointed out to the Com- ■ missjoner of Crown Lands so that the ] southern boundary of tfte town might | be property defined.-r-Cr Gapper ( seconded the motion. Carried, ' ' j •NEW MEMBER, ( On the motion of Mr Gapper Mr | Lowes was appointed a member of the ' Trust in place of Mr Bish, who * recently resigned. ' A SHOW GROUND. a Or Gapper suggested, that the 3| .J acre paddock beyond the public school ! would be suitable for a show ground if f the farmers Club decided upon holding a show. sossb)y might' receive a proposition' from that quarter for' the land. Tf the Club) did not apply for it they, would have

to take steps to destroy the broom growing on it.—Mr Muir understood that a paddock of eight or ten acres would be required.—The Seorefcary said two men had taken a contract to clear the.broom and thrown it up, finding the stones too much for them. CrGapper applied for. an extension of time to complete fencing on the Jand opposite the Catholic Church.•The Chairman thought the Committee .appointed to see to the work' might give the necessay permission, • •'■ ■ REGULATIONS FOR NEW LEASES. . The Secretary suggested that a committee should be appointed to decide upon the clauses to be inserted in new leases.—The Chairman thought they might save money by having their forms of lease printed and fill them up themselves,—-It was resolved that the Chairman- and Messrs Gappor, Feist and'Lowes form a committee to draft, leases', 1 ' ■'.''