MASTERTON TOWN LANDS TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2446, 6 November 1886, Page 2

MASTERTON TOWN LANDS TRUST.

The usual meeting of the Trustees was hold in the Institute laat evening. Prosont —Messrs Feist (Chairman), Parsons, Chamberlain, Muir, and Perry. Tho minutes of the last meeting wore read and confirmed. The Treasurer reported ut credit balance of £BS !)s Ga, Resolved that tenders bo invited for lease of section 85, formerly occupied bv Mr W. Rapp Account Bales wero received from Lowes and lorns re sale of Morns' shop. Accounts amounting to 14s were passed for payment. A letter was read from Fernridge school ro picnic for school children, and asking for their share of picnic funds prorata for a picnic to be held in the centre of tho school district. The Clerk reported that the Masterton Committee had abandoned the idea of a trip to Mauricsville for tho children, and that there was about £3O to the credit of the picnic fund. It was decided to reply to the Fernridge Committee that there was a sum of about £5 available for that object. Mr W. Keeater applied to have his interest in section 71 transferred to John Kay. Granted. A letter waß read from tho Secretary of the Maßterton School Committee re site for a second school, explaining that tho Board had voted money for the school if a site was available; also from same, enclosing letter from Mr G. W, Woodroofe, \ offering three-quarters of an acre, situated in Hall and Perry-streets, having a front- ' age to both these streets. 1 Mr Muir thought it would be a mistake ; to build a school on three-qaartors of an acre of land. ' j The Chairman did not think the Trus-

tees could übq the money for this purpose. It was pointed out the Trustees could buy the land and lease it to the Board. Messrs Feist, Muir, and the Secretary were appointed to wait on Mr Woodroofe with reference to the subject with power to act. In reply to the Chairman, Mr Hogg said it was likely that the vote would veiy probably lapse if not. taken advantage of at once. There was evidently an intention on the part of the Govornment to do away with Bubaidien to Boards, and they would lose the money. It was understood the Board would lease a site. The Chairman thought it desirable to

give the School Committee all the assistance in their power. '. ■ " It was decided ■W; reply ;to the' School Committee that in the event.of the purchase being completed the Triist' woula.be prepared to grant a lease tw the • Education Board. The Finance Committee's' report was read as follows-That the Committee cannot recommend an additional vote of £SO per annum to the public library, but recommend a special grant of £ls for the purchase of books, That the Committee recommend a grant of LlO to the Acclimatisation Society. Au account of LI 10a 6d for stationery was passed for payment. The report was adopted, aud tho mooting adjourned.