TOWN LANDS TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4639, 3 February 1894, Page 2

TOWN LANDS TRUST.

Monthly Meeting, The regular monthly meeting of the■ Masterton Town Lands Trustees was - - held last evening. Present—Messrs W. Lowes (Chairman), A. W. Benall, T. P. Lett, S. E. Gapper, and 0. E-. . Daniell. Minutes, The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. - i . Election'. " - - I Tile returning officer reported the , [election of Mr O. E. Daniell, who was welcomed as a Trustee by the Chairmau, Treasurer's Report V The Treasurer./'reported balance. at d#'of £152 7s'2f^ J \__ '' : . .Leases, - ■ Mr C,-.Tr<; ; i,es- wrote, staling that he was diwrous ofobiaining a further •: lease of 21 ycarsof the premises now ; occupied by him, in which casiOe, \ . was prepared .to', make impro^BW.. ,k ' Mr. J. Payton also 'wrote-stating.', that if a further lease.of 21 years of the premises now ocoupied by him, A were granted by the Trust, ha would :-| be prepared to extend his present - i buildings considerably. «! The applications of Messrs Hughes and-Pajton were subsequently dealt with by the Trustee in Committee. Mr Fr.pd Wright wrote asking to be ' allowed to transfer his lease ot the Union Boarding House, to'Mr E, •" Mole.

The application was. referred to & lommittee consisting of Messrs . Sapper, Lett, and the Olerk to report • it next meeting.. • James Petrie made application to. )e allowed to transfer his lease of part town acre 72, to Mr A. Amund- • ion,-Granted, Kow Ken applied for the.lease of ft. Trust property in Queen Street.—The matter was left over. SOIIOUKBHIP GRANTS. The Seoretary of the .Masterton Sohool Committee wrote asking the Trustees to supplement a scholarship lately gained by a scholar of Master- : ton school. Mr Benall asked why the scholar's name was not given. The application sho-M b9. returned for further particulars. Mr Gapper agreed with this. They were absolutely in the dark, The application gave no particulars. . The Chairman said he understood that the application was a new departure on the part of .the; School Committee, who considered : they had a right to-make application on behalf of any pupil winning a scholarship, without being obliged to enlighten the Trustees in any • way as to the position of the boy or girl's parents, on whose behalf the assistance was requested. The Trustees knew bis opinion on the matter which was that, as the Aot stood, if they were asked-for aid, and had the funds, they were bound to give it, Mr Daniell said he did not think it was the Sohool Committee's intention -' to withhold tho name of the scholar on whose behalf the grant was asked. The Chairman said it was not.stated in tho application, at anyrate. Mr Benall said that when the lands W.ere given, it wasnnver intended by the donors to aid people who could afford to pay for tbe education ol their children. The present application should be sent back for particulars. The Chairman said the ori/wal intention of the clause had bebttto give aid to cases requiring it, but tbe wording had been altered in Welling* ton. He had carefully gone into the matter and was quite satisfied, that as tho clause now read, anyone asking foi" aid for a scholarship, was entitled to receive it, if tho funds permitted a " grant being made, He might mention that the application "of the School Committee wbb made on behalf of Mr 0. E. Danioll's son, who had, he understood, gained a scholarship in a- very worthy manner. Mr Daniell was present, and as he was also a member of the School Committee, they would be glad to bear him explain his views. Mr Darnell said be had expressed strong feeling in the matter for some years past. As a parent he had always objected to compelling a boy or girl, who had won a prize, to comci a pauper and ask for the assistive ' they were entitled to. Tho question of whether parents were rich or poor ■ was not for the Trustees to decide, They could riot tell a man's position or whether he was able to afford to give his children the education he desired* , This was what he objected to, v ' Tbe Chairman said that, as lie before explained, anyone applying was en- , titled to assistance, although it \yaa I not tU intention of the Ofigiual donors i that this should lie so, Mr Daniell i was "objecting to something which dii) not exist, its the Trustees were botini) . by tbe Aot to grant aid when i Without considering tl)e applicant i position-

Mr Daniell said he had no personal interest in the matter. H« would not make himself a pauper for the sake of &0. What he wished to know was whether the grant was given as a prize or as a donation j. The Ohairman said the Trust could only grant a sum to assist a scholar, skip as a donation, There was no fixed scholarship grant giren by the Trust like Education Board scholarships, which were prizes. Iu the past tho Trust had only aided scholarships. when requested to do so, -oft,: Mr Lett asked if the rule wT.'hot for parents to apply direct. , TheChairmau replied that there was no rule, but parents bad always made application where the Trust had made a grant. ! a wrong one, ; and tending ThpChairman BEjid jbe pjihcipfe they had followed was to grunt aid when asked, Messrs Lett nod Gapper both expressed theopinion thatthpapplication should have stated who the assistance asked was intended for. The Chairman agreed with this, so that the Trustees might know who would he responsible for the proper application of any grant made, The School Committee might, however, take.this matter upon themselves. lt '« : was for the Trusses [o debjdu whether the application ,jn proper op, ' ll Mr D&niejj wished tie grant was a prize or a "dole'" The Ch#irm»n replied" that it was aid given by request, : Jlr Daniell said in that' ease it would sap the applicant's indepent dance and amounted to a " dole." Mr Gapper differed from the view taken by Mr Daniell, If he bad a boy who had gained a scholarship, he should have no hesitation in applying to'the Trustees foija grant, The Chairman uid one of the first. principles of the Trust was to deyote a part ,of the funds to the aßjiatahce - of primary education. Mr Daniell said; that he did not think the Trustees carried , out that principle. After some further discussion Mi, Benall and M Lett woqdc^

that the application be roferred back c to thei Bohool Committee asking that the name of the pupil on whose behalf it waamadfl be given, and also to whom the money was to be paid, lhe motion was then put and carried. ■ SALVATION BARRACK. It was decided to write to the , Salvation Army authorities again, asking if they intend to'aooept the ; terms offered by the for renewing the lease of the Solvation Barracks in Dixon street, REPORT. Mr Gappar'a report on crtai'n fences , which it is necessary to ereot on Trust property in Ghureh street was read. It was resolved to cull tenders for the erection of tbe fences recom,i mended by Mr-Gappnr.. AgOUKTS. : ft ere passed , f . for payment. SPECIAL MErii.iO,

■ It was decided to hold a special > meeting on the 28rd inst,, to hear : objections (if any Jto the voters list. The meotiittfon. went into committee. lit -r