MASTERTON LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1870, 20 December 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

The adjourned meeting of the above took- place in. .the Institute last night. Present: The Mayor (Mr M. Caselberg),' Messrs Hogg, Papwortb, Brown, Ba:on, and Redman.

.' The Chairman said in virtue ofJzolng elected Mayor he took his seat ityhe .Committee as Chairman e'X offidJ, in that, capacity he would try and do his duty .to" the ratepayers in furthering the; interests <of the Institute. He .balled uppn-the Secretary .to. read the 'raihutes'oJLtheiast nieetinsfihich was done aiid'theyiwere duly 'firmed, •.Thev'Treasurer read his report, balance in the jßank of £7 7s lOd and amounts to come in of £40.;

The.. Finance Committee reported they had gone through the .various amounts owing for rent oftJppor Room —recommended sundry amounts be written off. • They recommended steps be taken to get the Good Templers to pay the rent of their section with regularity," It was moved thejpjlowing amounts be struck off, Rapp 21s, Chennels sa, Bethlioe 69. Regarding the amount of lit charged to Mr Eapp as convener of a meeting he had referred them to the Mayor who called a meeting to consider the Governors reception. Mr Hogg moved that the Borough Council be applied to for the amount. Mr Papwortb seconded.

The Chairman said he jjemembered the circumstance of the m An;, it was not conveued by Mr am in his capacity an Mayor but as ono of the Committee who were constituted to receive the. Governor, and the Council by a majority repudiated Mr Bish's action. > Mr Brown said that the Co~m%fctee for the Governor's reception had nevo r called a meeting to settle up their financial business and no statement was before the public as, to the dispos,aJ of the funds of that oonimittee, He did not know whether they bad funds in hand to pay the amount. Mr Bacon suggested that the motion of Mr Hogg be withdrawn, which was done,- as the explanation showed the meeting ' was not called with'the authority of the Council, The Finance committee's report was then adopted,' Sundry accounts were passed for payment amounting to £ls ss, The Committee appointed to wait upon the .Council re tliejicense fees charged, asked for an of tjme which was granted. ,

Mr Brown moved that the Chairman be added to: the finance.. Committee. The appointment was left over «the next meeting. Mr Papworth was added to the Book Committee in the place of Mr Bisfc..

Tenders for supplies-were referred to the House Committee with power to deal,

The resignation of Mr R. Brown as Committeeman and Treasurer was read, :.:; Mr Brown said that from words that fell from..|» member of the Committee at the last meeting his action liau been called into question as one in. his position as Town Clerk, he thought possibly others might think the samo hence his present course, . „. : The Committee having discussed the matter in the absence of Mr Brown, Cr Bacon moved " That jfasmuch as this Committee has in the way in which Mr Bi&ra has acted as a member and. appreciates his zeal he be unanimously requested'.- to withdraw Mb resignation." Mr -Hogt;.seconded the proposition.. Carried.

Mr Brown said after the resolution of the Committee he \yould withdraw., his resignation as tho end of 'the' year; was near at hand. Ho' then took' his. seat again as a member of the, Committee,' An application for the purchase of Harpers Weekly was referred to the Book Committee.

The-Secretary informed the Com« mittee that Mr Von Redia had suggested that settlers in the distance should be supplied with books from the Library by arrangement, The Chairman said where a body of men united for such a purpose to get a number of bookstand the Committee had hooks to spare without denying the Library, it might be arranged, provid ed a, responsible person took charge of them. A Mr Papworlh describW a similar system which hid been in vogue in a district in which he had resided. The general impression seemed in favor of sending a box of books to stations o,'ii application, as the funds of the Library would be considerably incr-eaßetfcare. by. The many difficulties of such a scheme were also considered, and it •was':, suggested that special rules fot jucLnffiliated societies could be made/. The chairman said to allow settlers in the outlying districts to take advam, tage of the benefits of the Library,, the book committee might 'lneejj and -ton- ' aider the matter and draw up a repwtupon the best system ofthe same. Be suggestqtyMie mem- r o'er- should move to' that euectf '* ,

'.Mr- Hogg moved "and'Mr Bacon seconded a system'.t)f : 'sujjplyjng, books to outlying and station's be considered by the "book: corr mittee and a report subm|tte'd A meet|Dg,-Oamed^%ifcg : ■