CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC HALL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1719, 12 July 1883, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC HALL.

The annual public meeting of householders in connection with the above building was held at Cambridge on Tuesday evening last. There were only about ten householders present, the weather being very bad, and the chair was occupied by Mr R. W. Sargent one of the outgoing committee. 'lhe chairman, read the following report : Your Committee have to repot t that although tilt* reci'iit prolonged sitting of the Native L.md Court, which for .ibout nine months has occupied the Hull, m.v haic been prcdurtivo o[ advantage tfi lhe community, it has ccrtainlj been the ic>crse of bi-nclicial to the Hall property Your Committee acknowledge with thanks tlie courtesj of the presiding Judges, who on more tinnonn ncc>ision closed the Court, or removed tumpm .11 ilv to another building, to suit the convenience of parties, requiring thu Hall ; but still the f.ict of the building being permanently on upit'd bv the Court has pre\ented several engagements, which would have added to our income IS iris in the Committee's term of office the tariff ot charge* was materially reduced, especially for local, charitable and religious objects. No monetary consideration has been paid by the Court for the use of the Hall, though there has been \prv considerable wear and tear, and no special effort has been made by the public as in previous \ears, to assist the Hall funds. These combined influences have resulted in a decrease of revenue, the amount received for rent being only about the sum so acquired last year. It is therefore only by strict economy in expenditure that your Committee are able to lay before you a balance sheet showing decreased liability. The debt stands at £102 17s lid. against £112 0s 3d at last annual meeting. Negotiations have been made with the Government towards vesting the property in the local governing body, but so far nothing definite has been done. Under these circumstances the contemplated enlargement and improvemeut of the building mentioned in last year's report have been deferrpd. Now that the Land Court is over, the condition of the property demands immediate attention for painting and repairs, and the outgoing Committee take the opportunity of reminding their fellow townsmen of the claims the Hall has upon them, in the hope that an early date a 'sum of money will be raised to restore the building to a condition worthy of the town and district. The balance sheet shewed that at the beginning of the year there was an overdraft of £112 0s 3d. The total receipts were £47 16s and the disbursements £38 13s 10(1. The balance £9 2s 4d had gone to reduce the overdraft which now stands at £102 17s 1 Id. On account of the paucity of attendance it was agreed to adjourn the business of the meeting until Saturday evening next. The meeting then separated,

Messrs Scott, I'ukerimu, advertise a strawberry cow running on their farm. Messrs Goodfellovv, Te Awamutu, offer a reward for the recovery of a. horse. Can't be Beet. — Turnips. A second-hand clothier publicly annpunge's tljat he has ' ' left off clothing of every description," Nothing Original.— "l do not like mercantile pursuits father/ said an Arkansaw boy whose mild and earnest parent was trying to direct him into commercial channels. " I want to be a literary man." "Plenty of time to starve, q,t Jffcerg.ture," replied the sage, " after you have learnpd to, nine times out of ten, stand flat-fooj;ed and cut off 25 cents' worth of bacon at a whack," '• But, father there is nothing original in trade." "How so, sir?" " Nothing original) for you know even the markets app filled wi^h quotations," The poor old man, who had taken so mugh pains with the wayward child, turned away, while a tear rolled "down '"a time-made furrow of his cheek. " " '"' , Silly Mabyi as she was generally called,' had 4 'trd'vellecl Nithsdale for * great maiiy'years with a donkey, selling Broken' tiles and suchlike commodities rub^ine ijqors. JSlje, was well known 'for tt her r rea4y <i a4siwer|^ {},nd to be annoye4r ! By "bpys* shoutjng after 1 her" MBwiibml m&fsstii*jl Mary?" and siichiiiie r qnestio«s, just to see what. sKe would "say, ,2fc>lb long , sines a.^oung " nnfenffiforiv^L^hdon' Urri.yed ittjthe ' village T retir)ed. ."He met'^her,'' and^^oivingi'Ker^of.' . old," ' fchojught »hei ;would- { bave someesfim;-- f He accordingly.