MASTERTON TRUST LANDS TRUST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5026, 15 May 1895, Page 3

MASTERTON TRUST LANDS TRUST.

Tho report to be presented with tho balance-sliest at the annual meeting of voters, to be hold in the Drill Hall on Thursday, lCth May, 1.895, at 7 o'clock p.m.:—"Your Trustees have pleasure in submitting their animal report and balancesheet for your consideration. 'The rent roll of the Trust is steadily increasing, having risen to £6lllos for the past year, as compared with £45615s for the previous year, while the rents collected show an increase of £l6B 4s 9d for the same period. Increased grants have boon made to fbe various schools, etc., and the sum of £IOO has been voted towards the erection of a Grandstand in the Park. The surrender of the lease of the Drill Hall (with f acre of laud) lias been purchased at a cost of £l3O, payment of which has left a debit balance of £l3 15s 6d on the Scholarship Account,but this account will shortly be again in credit from the rents coming in. The question of establishing classes in connection with the schools for technical education, is now under the consideration of your Trustees, lour Trustees have decided to set aside the sum of£soo,accuiiiulations of rent as the nucleus for a Town Hall fund. Through the resignation of Mr Lett—owing to his leaving the district-there will bo three vacant seats to be h'lledat the annual election on Thursday, May 30th, Messrs Feist and Daniell being the retiring Trustees, who, however, are eligible for re-election."