MASTERTON PARK TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3963, 14 November 1891, Page 2

MASTERTON PARK TRUST.

A special meeting of the abov Trust was held yesterday afternoon to receive a deputation from the Amalgamated Friendly Societies with reference to the action of the Trust id letting the Park to the Wealeyan Sunday School on Boxing Day. The members of the Trust, present were Messrs J. Pay ton (chairman), Boddington, Moore, Bunny, and Bremner.—The deputation consisted of Messrs W tokens, F. Gray, K. Brown, Waddington, and , Hornblow. Mr Brown stated that they had been under the impression that the Friendly Societies had. a prior right to theParkon Boxing Day in consideration of a subscription whiph they gave towards the making of the oral The money for this had been, found by the Foresters. Last year the ground had been placed at their disposal for Boxing Day, but they had elected to hold their sports on Anniversary Day. This year they had put in an application fo> Boxing Day which had been refused' in favor of the Wesleyan Sunday School picnic. The Secretary stated that tho Friendly' Societies had received th'§ free use of the park on five annual occasions in fulfilment of' an agree'; ment made in 1883 ' and tflffc iteip claim under it had expired iu lagy, *> On four occasions the tlf'oir spqrts on Anniversary'J}ay. Mr Waddington Biid the course before letting the Park waf tq apply to the Friendly g)ocieti«s tq know what clay they require^. The Chaji-njan sait} ihb.j had a fjxed, rule under whicfy the Secretary was authorised to let the Pork and' under it no provision was made fair giving priority to auy applicant, Mr F. Gray considered they were entitled to one day in oaoh year. Mr Boddingcon said they had already taken their day for the year 1691 as they had tho Park oa tho 22nd January last. Mr It. Brown contended that tho Park had beon let this year over their heads, and that it was not fair for the Park Trustees to have let it in August lapt to the Wesleyans. Tho deputation having it wjib resolved—"That the Friendly Societies have no claim to any special day, and that the original privilege they enjoyed expired in 1888, also that the--Park Trusmes having use 61 tlie ground for' Boxing Day regretted they'could not grant it this year on that date to' the Friendly' Societies." A letter wqs road from the Wajrarapa Caledonian Society! applying foe (he uae of the Park on 'the* Ist •f&ny. upon the usual terms —Beaolvcd' that the application be granted. Mr F. G. Moore qavo notioe of motion for next meeting that the Trußt, recognising the pubjic character'of the sports held by the 'Aniajgi" muted "Friejidjy and Oaledqnjan Societies, will' be pi opared to . give preference to those bodies in selecting

~"——— ■ a day on which to hold their gatherings by granting them until the Ist of November in each year in which to make such selection. All applications to be made in writing and accompanied by h deposit of five pounds. Aa, application was handed in by the Secretary to deputation from Friendly Societies, applying for use of Park for Ist January, '92. —Resolved to inform the applicants that the Park was already pledged to the Wuirarapa Caledonian Society for that day. The Trustees regret they cannot accede to their request, and ask that some other day be selected. The mceti-g then closed. j