CAMBRIDGE TOWN ENDOWMENTS Liberal Concessions.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2002, 7 May 1885, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE TOWN ENDOWMENTS Liberal Concessions.

Thk Cuiilhulko Town Iliuvd h.is received tl.<- following coiiimiiiuc itioii r.^[H!ctll)tr iU endowments from (Jmrriiim-nt : Clou n Lands Ofhci't Wellington, 'JOtli Apul, \HS\ Km, -Referring to your lettet <.f '.Itli Kchiuiry, tr-uiHinittnitf a list of sections uhuh h.ue been WMtud as an endowment in tho Cambridge Town Hoard uiidci tho pimiMoiH of tho "Land Act, IKKt," which the board in doniroiw of surrendering to tlm ( inu'riitnent in substitution for other t-ec, turns, a lift of uhicli you also cncioio. I am directed by Mr B.ilUnuo to infuriu y<>n that there is no objection to granting the bo.ud tho following lots, vi/ :— Xos. ~AY2, r>t;u, r>f>:<, 570, 571, 70, c>o»\, CiOOa, and «oi \ in Hulntitution for :«». »>O, *>l, Wm, :«M>, ai!S, 370, 435 to 441 iucluMi\o ns proixirted. Tho following sections which tho town board has applied for cannot, however, Iks voMtcd in it, vi/,., 3W, rcquirod for railway extunmon, 355, juivato projwrty, 304, required for gravel for railwuy, and lota 57^ mid 57'J, which you request may bo declared a road also required for railway extension. I le.irn from your telegram of tho 17th February that the town board in willing to Htmondor «cctioii» »»07, HOH, «01» utid UlO, at the back of tho Telegiaph Otfico i\ hiuh arc required for telegraph purjioHeH on condition that tho Telegraph 1 lepartniont gives up all claim t<J Hccti<tn <500, which istobuvoHtod in the board. It is further prop* wed to givo the boiud two aoroM out of lot 581, Cimbiidgu K.wt, a description of which I eneloHe, tho (!<>• vernuicnt to rotuiii two acroH of the lot. I inclose Hche<lul«s, Hhowing tho lot« which it in proposed tho town boaid ithall hiiirender, and which it in proposed to ve«t in the board in exchange. On hearing that tho lward agrees to tho proiHwal*, the noccHHary Htepx will be taken to amend tin: warrant dated tho 10th January last, puWW«>n at i»go W> of tho Ga/.ette for l«8f). The ComnuVHuiner of Crown Landf liaK been rwjuoNted to forward a title in favour of the town board for lot 575, site for cafctlo yards. 1 would point out that tho lotn pro|x>Hed t(» bo given to tho town board nro fully four time» tho >alno of the lots which tho board in required to mirrender. I merely m«ntion this as the (iovernment w domroiiK of detvliiig liberally with the board as regardo itn endowment*. —I have tho honour to l>o, Sir, Yourn Jtc, H. J. 11. Ki.iorr, Uuder-Sucretary.— It |m needlosrt to Huy thut tho town Ixiard in «i fatly ploawi'd with tho concuKaioni and ouHideM them imwt liberal. A reply hint Iwoii Hunt to tho Crown Lands l)o|iartmont to this fffect, and intimating their acceptance of tho proposals. ThoWtdhas now got the naloyurd sito and tho site of tho boaid otlico. I'erhap.H tho mont raluablo piece handed over in the two acron out of tho military rcKOrvo. tho portion Ixstwoen tlio court liouio ami the home btusar, having a frontage of 0 chains on Victf»ria-Htroet. The board by leasing thia pr«l»erty will bo )>luccc. in receipt of a considerable roxt'inir .is somo of tin- wctioiw .iro very valiublo as busmenu sito-i.