TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3812, 16 May 1891, Page 2

TOWN LANDS TRUSTEES.

Ie ANNUAII MEETING.; h The annual meeting of voters ojf- , .. the Town Lands Trust .was held; in,',..-. ;e the Drill Hall, Masterton, ai eighty, Q o'clook on - Friday evening. Aboutf d 20 persons were present, the chair . .. twing ocoupied by Mr W. 'lk>yrt&-™^''' I [. The report and balance sheptbavipit*, ' d been read, the Chairman e»pla|q(m t ', I, that, the latter was, not! yet 7audii«g^^ l t owing to the non-arrival of % thth>ifiiiW;* a vernmenfc. Auditor. (There- yritr-na:s»iy. B provision in the Act for adjoni^#p:> ,« the annual meeting iri' the' eTe'nC 61* ~jP^"' : delay in mm&r':' 1 ;?'" ::: : „ The adoption of the report, JWfjS j balance-sheet was then,moved by* j Chuirman,and seconded. by .Mr.4 Jl»4 '■iU r P. Perry,''-" ! --- ! " ..-; •"'<>-■'.,:.» .;!*?»- a .Mr Eaithope asked . the B of the teVm "usual grants." I • 'Thes' I Chairman ..replied, ~, B meant a.grant fpr- a j pose, i.. iv>n.. w>. ! . ' :■. »:>. .*ili>'w'i*< z Mi Easthope asked-why i the j ttratib-jt;; grant to jthe Masterton School rGM».ti»V« I mi'ttee hjvd noVbwn made;;■'" ;rf! ' ; ,i..,-'..^;, 11 .' : ; - The (Chairman ; CommittJße r it wanted the money it had not' rp-* [• Peivedit. "- j Mr Easthope: Those are hew reLguiations 1 ? -*. The(3hairoan,:.Therarol r> , Mr Easthopei ty basis'tijefgrants had been made, , ] The Chairman ». allocated; according,' ■ ! reqairotaenta of the various schools, , Mr Easthope pointed out that thp ■ Masterton school children had been v ; granted Bfd perhead, school 10H'anaW c ß6man Catholid"'| v school 4s 9d. , The GbairhMnvi«pliecl : 'VihaV- , 'tlie)r ■ ! administered thp jTundu as they thonghtjbest" Tbe'Comniittee' 'tad' '■ ' hot been ignored. He read the . applicition from the?|fWfcm 'Udm« ■niHtee. . „ . .ai ? . Mr Easthope the school bvildings>y«J«,.tWjprop«rty} of the people, and it Was the jivAjfot the Trust to expend the money aa the people toned. He asked why did theTra|tboard:upits money?-* The Chairman;, I must,corrept you here. The Trust.- baa nos , a Jtftfer, H balapse this year than it had last. Mr Easthope;-The bttlaneeadieet is very, meagre. There, is nothing -fct all about th e Trust reserves. Is it not desirable to lay before the ...rate* payers the state of the reserves ? , The Chairman referred Mr ' hope to! the Secretary tor any inlbrui* ation under this heading. V Mr Easthope: Aro all the properties sola ? - The Chairman: N». t Mr Easthope; >ls it not a fact that top high'a reserve has'been placed on them?, The Chairman: Thp Trust does not think so. Mr Eaatbope said thu .working of the Trust required ventilation, Ha Vould move as an amendment that the teport aud. regard- , ing the working of the T(rast tluring the past',two)Ve t ' mpptbs is nioQt uu% satisfactory. ,/ , ai '/ Daniel], in geooadinj .the aniesd.' •Went said the Trost had &6 right t „ , withhold the grants, t.m •.. \ llr 'The Chairman; said he? oourd not accept the wtpMnah ; report >He could not nee what the Maatorton ~ 1 . • '>, - - .-.>■■s \ , .--I l v ?jM

Committee had to complain of. They had received £55 last year against £GO 6n,'t|je i pre7ioiia year, which jvaa only a difference of £5. The Master-ton-Committee had not- expended the grants made to it in a proper manner.

~VThe motion for the adoption of the report was then pat and declared carried on the voices.- . ■ 1- ' ■

A divinpn was called with the result that seven voted for the motion and six against; - The Chairman declared the/motion carried and left the chair.

Mr 'Sasthope questioned the ruling ot.the.chair. Tne.Phairman: -The meeting is now clgßed.; : natbing further can be done.