TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2033, 4 July 1885, Page 2

TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Town Lands Trustees was held yesterday evening. Present-Messrs Gapper (chairman), Muir, Parsons Feist, and Perry. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The Treasurer reported a credit balance of £3013s 3d; also that the half-yearly rents were now due,

A letter was received from Mr Collotte asking the Trust to define his boundary at Kuripuni, Mr Pybus, his neighbour, claiming more than the writer thought he was entitled to, It was resolved that the Chairman and Messrs Feist and Perry be a Committee to inquire into the matter.

Two applications for assignments of leases were received andacededto.

A deputation consisting of Messrs Boddington and Girdwood waited upon the Trust, and asked for assistance towards the funds of the School Committee, Mr Girdwood said the funds of the school were very low, • and they hoped that the Trust would make them the same allowance a? last par,'imply £SO. A jiBWW been incurred thisj yeav. The Trust was established chiefly to assist Education, anp tliey hoped on that account they would help them, _ The new school would also entail additional expense. Mi' Boddington thought the Trustees had always been satisfied with the way the money granted had been spent, and hoped they would now give them further assistance. Regarding last year's grant, they had spent £l9 9s 7d in purchasing a scientific apparatus, £3O on books, and £5 for shelves, etc, The school had recently an infant mistress appointed who could teach the Kindergarten system. The board had sent up a sample, but it would cost them £2O togcf the set. Several in cpiectjcin wjth the ground urgently panted' pome attention. In Wellington the Committee had provided appliances for the kindergarten system, The Chairman said that a balance sheet showing how the money granted had been spent. He had no doubt the application would be granted, and if so, the deputation would be informed of it, Mr Boddington said he was not aware that a balance sheet would be required from them; but it would be attendod to. The deputation then thanked the Trustees and withdrew.

The Chairman said it if they had a finance opmirjittee to consider ?iioliqi|eßtioni.' v He movw'tiiat a finance cpiii'mitjiee consisting of Messrs Muir, and Perry be appointed, Seconded by Mr Parsons, "and carried, Mr Boddingtpn then laid before the Trust the balanoe shoet of the committee for the last year, The Chairman said that he understood that nothing had been said at any meeting of the School Committee about the ; Kindergarten system' Mr Boddington said he considered the appointment of infant mistress by the Board left no doubt on that pajnt, After sqino further explanation the matter dropped,'""' 1 " 'r : < <• • _ The Chatrm'ati moved that the applition be referced to the finance' cqnimiftee to report at the next meeting, ' ' Seconded by Mr Parsons and carried, The Chairi|ian'brougl|fc up tjig (iuegtjpn of rajsiiig rpntg giving an" tei;m; a]i(| Vc} thai lie had come to'the'conqlusion tlia| '|hey ought not to interfere witli |lie former. With the latter, tyey quite entitled to some gpnpiderat'ipn, After pptp it was agreed to allow the subject t« Btan4 over fop consideration fit the next tpeting, Mr Muir asked what was being doiie regarding the money they had in hand for the purchase of a piece of land, The committee appointed had never met. They should do something in the matter.

The Chairman said they should pay some altention to the Government land sales.

_ Mr Muir said that the people would like then? tp keep rjetir the foflfjj, ' v Mr Perry thought thai'they, could not do better than purchase, nepr'ai new township. •■■ , > -\.. : • The discussion thon drifted to ■ the means that should be adopted for letting town lands. ,

The matter of the land purchase was left in the hands of the committee