A GROWL ABOUT THE ALEXANDRA. PUBLIC HALL.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 524, 28 September 1875, Page 2

A GROWL ABOUT THE ALEXANDRA. PUBLIC HALL.

Sir, -Now thar this building is finiihad. I think it a fitting hm« to surest t > the Co muitta* 11propriety .»f railing * public nvetng (br *drer« ti*emetit in the " Wnkato I'lme^,") an i sub ai c ing to >h" sub^cibers to the b~ ml, a state-rie it >>f Accounts, in order t hit all may htrttthe rnaan» of kno*ini how iho money hm bean ipent, aad ol' cle-trly asc>-r tuning the present fin-inoial post* tion of the '* Hill" Fu >d. Some di<3atiaf*ctioa has been expre-i««'i in regard to t ho mode of jailing meett^H of Mibsonbars. EC iheft') tur» • m -etings have usual v been aiveniaei (?) by putM'!^ » notii-e oa one of the utor. s on the in «mini» of 'ha -tay oo which eacH mee'in^ is to b* held, thus giving very little ehaaoe t<> auy</ne out«i1« the aftilem«<iit of attending, should they wn'j to. It st-ems »» -om-whdr eitriordin^rj? t')'n» tint th 3 Oominirtee .»h>uld reqnr> to b« rfini-iitd of their duty, common courts*? alona ihauld have c?aus«d them to par»uo the courat I tn fuggwrti

*The tiubs'-iibers are surely entitled tj the pn•easioj*. of all particul«»**relftfct»g^o bh©-rip*ndi ir liurtfoT their "money, even* to the smallest itun ; and I tluiik I th* opinion of the rm y>rity^euXsa^thatlUe Committee h*ve nfgl««et« » their da^y m not calling a tnpetintr, There are* ruraouM &f rhft " KnW X !>■ ing siity or »ev©«tjr pounds in debt, exclus ; vH of t]i<\irii"e of ttcc'ointaod»MODL paver *fl '»t, £^- I f *™» b< ? th " caBe » th«i sooner r\s emrttic eudenv-mrt* are^ m»d« to <4 it ; oiF the b. tter, it ctiri»:n'y w 11 I not grow le«8 by leaving it alone. Ana n, I contend that subscribers luive a right to b* irfi'irnod in some Vay of the rd-ult of Balls, &>.. held in he Hall, as to. whether they bring anything >nso the Fund. A focal in y out eotemned nnd wirtely circulating ptper would eflPeot this stti factorily I think. Th© last Bill la wid to hive resulted in a p.«euh»ary los^ v the excu-e b< ing " preliminary expenges," thw ralbor iu? poised the pub.ic;. Another rumour that requires charing up, U the one rearing to th*Jftxe letting of the H*Jl for religious purposes oaoe a wetk, iv thefnee of a previous report to the effect that the Hall was to he let for that purpose (or £25 per annum, Hoir is tho dt»>>t to be cleared off if nothing br changed fof the uso of the building ? Let the Committee call a meeting, witu a week's nolic*, tit some convenient time and place, ao that a»l interested may attend. —I »m, Ac , SETTLftR Alrxandra, September 23rd, 1875.