Masterton Town Lands Trust.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2998, 8 September 1888, Page 2

Masterton Town Lands Trust.

,!!,,The i ;!regufelmbniyy,.,iieeiiiiß l 'i6f. the Town Lands' Trust ..was held last night;'. Present—Messi-s W. Lowes (ohairmahY, 1 McEwen, Hare and Perry j and Eenall. . , ; Tho .ihiitutieb. of' tlie; lasi indetiiipr '\fe^cpjM^ l "' ; '!;' s '''.. : j , .'.', Tiie.jiTrcasurpiv"reported.'"'acredit IJalanceof 18sGd., .;.;:•.• ■•■', WitlUregard to 'leasing the;paddock iiv Bainiiatei'-street, ■ the chair-; man reported'he had''accepted' tile tender of MrW/Daryilf at £f 5b per anntoV''";',';..';.'.,"; ; ;J„,, f '■■''l','/:, i l "",l '. .',;.'.',,. COIIBESPONDENOE.'. '■',.'.' ,']

;i -.A lett'er ;, was' MrG; Beetham covering printed copies of Bill,'f! ';' ';,!:: (,,: ; P,esig'njap , plwd',,.,for,, 'ihe'i rsecbnd quarters payment of grant; ! . - - m ». r, Mr Keester ; appliedfQr permission fo'tran'sfer'hishiterest in.parttown 'acre!7l, ( to E,,M.,.Galloway, ' ' ~; It■' wresolved, that the. refluest.of Mr Keester, ho granted.V;,.'.f.; '..'. ;.■'..! ''".'; TUo: application of the jßeoretary; pf .the.Scboolof Deeign.was: ordered to stand over until' the next meeting as paymenfrwasnot'yet du : e.'V- - : '' r—:lThe'Chitirrriah 'said they'h'adbefintf 'tliem'''friom' i; )[r 'Beethain.'.'the |rinld'': : M.' : ' ; He : ' thought hefofe*it was 'considered the clerk Bhould compare it.carefully with the original. . Mr Renall said he. had written to Mr Beethamand told him the Ml was npUh accordance wtlftheptiini-. ihg prdew, : A publicmeeting would

. !jvould;liayeplent^}g^^ ; ' : an ,yi s| ; aioiihffoMSferoi^wfeeetrng in J{ * ' was 'k ambunt.be:piu^S?;;.s^vV:'^t £t . \$ oMtßenail.secbnded/them(» / >V - ffiamenoleut 7^v J "That the a'mbimt of ife'Dd bestruokjj^p; . out aiid the '.'■- .MifHare seconded; stating:if PayfonC iiot see ;how, the ; presentv.accmmt^fc;ftiJiU . could! be passed for thelarhetlnng.V^ ; ; ; : tising'.an adjourned meetinYcalledjbjl|jf 0^ t '■ There' Section sljortly and the publiowbuid :!jiisio, ,h|H iaii opportunity: of passing their ytU?!^i ' ofhiidn upon the, action of the Trufe/:/- ; tdeirn opposmshe^&n^ ..vertißing themeeting. •■' ■£';'■,; }^i ■•-:!^% sg lift! Hare :;This' is foreign to Hhe -^?s%| motto fail Ri/if;. ;\ SJT^JfdiiM^ .^Mrflenall: «' your{bjfe:^^ busiiiess, aud^ ! addedjhewas glad to : 'seO thereinbers ghingexpressioh It woijld ;help^tpiogmde^6vp when the votmgtime mm. "■: 'x~ IW.i ; Tlie Ohairman repeiif the remarks made bv';hilMt ''# ftp meeting.' whenS Cp.yjand[**r^o(ed,^:^6conßideredi;\;, ; ;'. i ,W that the Trustees were hable forjUpS S

•.. Tlje. ambient was then put rand *■' .parried- on a division; Ayes, Messrs >'* !Hafe]lMoE^^aiid.: r^erryi \i-Npefr J ; v and tlie'Qhairmaii; • * ;^ ' v '"'; ; jThe[Seorelary ; shbmilted'tt 1 report - jipon'insurances, covenants inieases, '' aniftrrears of rent. .-';...'./. ../ ■.'" 7 lt'was)resotoefl)t6 nolle tip 1: 1 certain defaulters' to oomply with the "' conditions of their leases, or the • penal clauses would be'enforced. ' In'thecaseof onelessep/Whpwas -. considerably in arrears the Secretary was . instructed to give. him one pay.up arrears fail-, .- nig which" be wbuldl be sued in'thV"~ R.M. 'Court.-.; : Ia ;atipther ( lessee riot'-complied with.'the '' covenant to ; buildj to the.yalue of-'; £IOO withmaglve'n time." The time','' had oxpired and lie ;wasjwo;yeavsj|^ , arrear; with the fent.' l 'lt' i solved to give the s same notice as in the foriaer t pasp.■,;. ; Li the third case.: , •as' a buildiug was ''now going iip it was resolved to,pxteud the period for" \ payment of arrears. _ The Ohairman; said the list, although \ ; it looked rather bad at one time, was riot so bad as he thought it was. He hoped the Secretary would, make;it a point of bringing list'of iv arrears;at every meeting, , :; In'respect to the Salvation Army :

barracks the Said', a nsW; rlease-.; had not been taken up. Theyyere merely tenants and liable- ' to'-three months notice. „.They had erected'a good dwelling on the section - whioii was outside of their conditions. The I'ußjJiqß6dies(Leasehold Aorl [ ',\ : M'ietty moved in.acoordanco .' ,with„'nbtice "That in comphanco with;thb fourth seotion of- the Publio Bodies Leasehold Act it is desirabhV that"the Governor be requested A', proclairh.thbTfUsta.leaßin'g authori|*" • under the;Act'.'* i;ii !ki f'-'\ : i: ;;'' ! i ; ; ! ;" r ■:■ J ';-lir'E|are 'seconded tlib rnbiiorif Ha' 1 - : said ( it ; was desirable they should have teinpprary power to deal with leases ; sq'ihau in the event of their wishing iplet scptiohs with improving olauses itheyi could do so, The blausewas: inserted;in ( tiie;prpppsedrnew,lJjlln-i -v '■■'.<: -The I phamriaii'sW'it would-be'- ;: refiembtered when a similar'motion 'ca'iiie <; befofe/the trustees he had ■ .refused |tp put the motion-'to the meeting; hiß reason being that the clause tfas included iu the new Bill. The position' was 1 '''different',' ! ,howeyer, •■' : '. in the pre'sen|'''case, thrown iout.^nd^he^considered'he;! ; would be ,aQting| consistentiy to.; put ■: the motion-now; \>-%hh\'-'. i-Jil-'x^hi ■Mv - - highly irnprudent to mix tho Trust' up in Government measures. They had nptliing before them ofanurgenfcll nature, i They had already given r? leases with improving clauses, ■ and .•--. why' could the Me 'ogams without'bringing'm Ilie Bfll7''Bythe : : - 'Act of 1871, they did not require to getany assistance to carry, out their .Trust.; If the former leases that had extended powers were correot, why - ; could thoynotio,the 'Bamo.'againi',-; until thenewr-Billliad'become law. •■'•'■' He held it-would be highly imprudent; '- to carry such amotioii.; There was' . no;, application' before'"tlioih/' 'and' ' nothing urgent. Bringing hi tbioso power ( s would not legalise any aot of the Trustees that had beeii illegally done up in the present time. If they wauted to legalise any of their former, .actions, thoy oould gWaMaibttfiov'' inserted in thejuew Bill indemnifying them, ;

-..The ohairman.said if the Bill did not become law the leases already ; granted under tho compensation clauses wdrc ! 'in,'a'-very, doubtful ' '• position.' If special'! powers"'under •' /: " 1 ' that Act wer'o'camedMwit"would...'.-','"' hot, as Mr Kenall said,' niake legal '"" any,former action, .. Mr, Perry said what they to. provide for was the renewal of Mfuturo leases. ■' . i "

1 _ The Chairiiian said there ,would be no further ijif&oulty in ratuying'any;- ■'■ .'.' : thing 'they, might ,do:between.;tho> ; -i present time and when tbe-Bill came' ; • uiithan tho'wwoukV -with"-\vhat had ; '" ' been* done " tioiitddqcideMfiiight^'wiietlier"' ''" there was any necessity for tlie 'pro'sent' motion. ' v .

Tlie motion was then put and S,arried)jMr Kenall voting agMst it, ••■■ This concluded the businel&P'