THE CAMBRIDGE READING ROOM. TO THE EDITOR

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1429, 30 August 1881, Page 3

THE CAMBRIDGE READING ROOM. TO THE EDITOR

Sir. — As a public reading-room is a resort for till those in pursuit of intelligence, and who are debirous of parsing a quiet hour of an evening, I fail to see why the Committee of the Cambridge Public Library should permit the Chess Club to monopolise the whole available sitting 1 room on their contest nights, to the inconvenience of other subscribers. lam certain no one would object to the Chess Club holding its contests in the readingroom, as it is the only place in the town adopted for buoh purposes ; but when such contests are carried on in the midst of continuous babbling, it is really too bad. Hoping that this affair will be remedied, and that you will excuse me for trespassng on your tim? and space,— I am, &c, Subscriber. Cambiidgc, August 29. TE AROHA SCHOOL. TO THri EDITOR. Sir, — Having been away from Te Aroha for a few days, I have only now seen the remarks of a "a correspondent at Te Aroha," which appeared in your issue of 13th inst., and, though it is somewhat late to reply to them, yet as his statements are incorrect and do the " Wesleyan Church Committee " a great injustice, will you please give publicity to the following which are the facts of the case ? At the meeting of the inhabitants (convened by Mr Warden Kenrick) who elected the School Committee, I stated that the Wesleyans were about to build a church and would grant the use of it for school purposes at a low rental. The day after the opening services were concluded a provisional Trustee meeting was held, and it was decided to ask os ior use of Church, or 8s if the cleaning were included. With this decision, I went to the School Committeo. At that meeting, Mr Mackay paid 8s!8 s ! would be insufficient to cover the cleaning and other expenses which might be incurred, and we (the pchool committee) passed a resolution asking the Education Board to make a grant of 12s. From these facts I think it must appear that the Wesleyans of To Aroha have not been guilty of that greediness at which your correspondent so insidiously hints ; and when it is rpmembercd that we have publicly announced that all sections of the Christian Church may use the building when we are not holding service, we trust your readers will give us credit for making 1 " every possible concession." — I am, &c,