TE AWAMUTU LIBRARY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2217, 23 September 1886, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU LIBRARY.

A MEKriN'i; of those interested in secuiinjr a site, fora public lvulmg room and library was hold in the h.ill nn Tuesday evening, Mr Walton, Uh urmin <if tin* Town P.oard, in thf chair. The Chairman shortly explained the object of the meeting. Me said that some time ago Mr Ballance, Defence Minister, when in Waikato. promised a site next the post office, and also .1 house, which is the propei ty of the Government, as a library and leading-room. Tlie -ite le feired to is the lot nunilvred I">4 in a sin vev made subsequent to Mi Piallanee'*. promise, Since thin, houe\er, the(Jo\ein inent refused to l.itify the promise, on the gionnd that .1 site had ahe idy b-en granted. He hid telegraphed to Mi Is.ill.mcc in Auckland <iii the nnt'ter, but .is vet Ji id ioc -iv ed in) leplv. lie thought peihaps, if leqnestoii, the (Jovet ninent would for tin 1 piesiMit \\ ithdi.iw it fi <iin sale. .Mi Rodu snd he v.is present when Mi Ijillmcc made the piomise. }Ie (Mi ii illanc^) nude ■i di-tnu't pi'omise of the lot, and also the liou^e. The Chairman, m ieply to a question, said that the upset puce of Lot 154 was £2~). MrLikeh'id placed himself m c nnmunication with Mr Percy Smith, Chief Surveyor, on the matter. Mr Te.wlale said that, though the Act provided no machinery for exchanging one site, tor another, there was nothing in it which prevented the <ro\ eminent fining a .second site. The site alrc adv granted was uttetlv useless for the purpose. It was suggested that a list should be opened for \oluntary subscriptions foi the ])iu|"ose of either moving the building pi» mised if obtainable, or, if not olitainable or suitable, h lilding one more suited to the put pose. Proposed by the Key. Mr Hutson, seconded by Mr Cox, '"That as no reply has been received from Mr Ballance to the telegiam from the chairman of the Town Baud the meeting be adjourned till October 4th, and if m the meantime it is found th.it the lot cannot be reseived for the purpose requued, the tiovernment be requested to withdi.ivvit fiom the piesent sale, in ordei to gnu time foi fuithcr ne<ioti.ition." Gained. Mr Teasdale proj^osed, and Mr J. L. Mandeno "That the chaiiinan be ompoweied to endeavour to secuie the allotment on the tetnis ptoposed by Mr Hallance."' The Rev. R. (1. P>oler thought tli.it the allotment in question was not \ory suitable, owing to its shape, which was tjnee-corneied. Anothei allotment might bo iound equally .suitable as regards ]^o-ition, and better as regards shape. After som« discussion, the chaiun.in was empowered to take the necessary steps in the matter. The Usual vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting.

A number of notices under the R itingAct Will be found in another column. Tender-, are united for fencing domain lands, endowments, .md commonages at Hcinnlton. James Biw., Xgaiuawalua, ha\e foi vile Hohjut seed and table 7 >< »t itoes. Hiv.m tfue-t : "Whit do yon cill tli.it?' Attentive waitet . " Fn.it i^ beefsteak, sir, ond htMi'— l.iMiiir a lif t \ > nudune l»>s 1 d l » the i-hte — "is .1 >tnw cutter for \ou toe it it witli. (4uest tele giaplis for his t.unily to conic on. "Rvisi\ (J tiik' Winp."— We have hoaul of either de\ iecs to "l.xise the wind," but none to lioat this s-tniy. It was ii sharp fiost^ ni'jlit, when two im pecunions youiiy men. loiiL'ing for a "Cape," lnt upon the following unique. plan. The one was to "dicssup" as a calf, and the other v. as to impnuml him. and with the money the dunk was to hi piocured. With the aid ot a calfskin, and under l'o\ er oi the night the scheme piovcd most srecessiul The pound master is bow lldeied, and lias not yt sohcd the mystery how the calf w ,is spitited aw.iv, as tlie > iutl i-> will enclosed and was sccmely lucked.— Oudtbhoorn Couiaut.