CAMBRIDGE DOMAIN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2547, 6 November 1888, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE DOMAIN BOARD.

A special meeting of the above Board was held on Saturday at 12.15 p.m. Present: Messrs T. Wells (chairman), J. Fisher, E. Hewitt, and R. Kirkwood. The minutes were read and duly confirmed. The Flaxmill Site.—Messrs Cooper and Chitty wrote, saying that according to the terms of the usual leases of the Board, ten ants had to clear the ground of furze, and also to leave all buildings erected upon the sections leased. Section 53 that they were about to lease had a great Quantity of furze upon it, and about 10 chains of one side, near a gully, was not fenced. Mr White was to have the grazing of the section for 12 months, for which he had to pay £2 10s ; they therefore asked the Board to grant thein a reduction upon their first year's rental of £4. The buildings and machinery they were about to erect would cost about £200, and they asked the Board to insert a special clause'in the lease, permitting them to remove them if thev thought lit to do so. —The Chairman said lie thought both requests were reasonable, and alter some discussion it was resolved that the first year's rent of section 53, leased In Messrs Cooper aud Chitty, bj reduced to 80s, conditionally on their clearing the ground of furze, and that a clause be inserted in the lease, allowing them t.. remove all building*, &c, at any time during, or at the expiration of the tenancy, upon the rent being paid uu. The Deputation' from Cambridge West.—The Chairman said he had received a letter from Mr T. W. Hicks, stating that a deputation had been appointed to wait upon them re the Domain Lmrls, and asking when ii would be convenient to receive them. He had s",<m Mr Hicks, and had told him that he did not think it would be convenient to receive them that day. as it was a special meeting to receive tenders, and as discussing the matter with the depution would probably occupy a considerable time, he did nut think Saturday a fitting day for doing st). He had seen the advertisement calling the meeting at Cambridge West, and from the manner in which it was worded, he—not being an inhabitant of that township—did not feel at liberty to attend, unless he received a special invitation. He was anxious to attend and explain matters ; indeed his horse and buggy were waiting at the door, and he and the clerk (Mr Thorn•on) waited until the last moment hoping an invitation would arrive, but as one did not come they stayed away.—Mr Fisher said l:e thought Mr Hicks had treated them with rery scant courtesy by calling the meeting and not inviting them. He believed Mr Hicks had spoken of the West members of the Board as> being "out of court," because they did not live in the township ; but Mr Hicks should also remember that lie was "out of court" himself, and had really no business to have attended the meeting.—Mr Kirkwood thought that as Cambridge West meetings were usually so funny, and always attracted a number of outsiders, it would be well to receive the deputation in the Public Hall. It would make a good entertainment, especially if Mr T. Hicks would give his Waikato experiences and a song or two, and the proceeds could be devoted to the embellishing of the Cambridge West Public Hall. He certainly was anxious to receive the deputation, as they could not prove more than the Board admitted. It was eventually decided to receive the deputation on Monday (yesterday) evening, at 7 p.m. Section 17.—The following tenders were received for carting the old pump from this lection to the sale-yards, and erecting a new one in its place:—J. Forrest, £S ; J. R. Lamb. £0 10s. The latter was informal, as there was not any deposit. There was only one tender received for grazing the section for nine months, viz., W. Bartlett, £s.—The Chairman said if they accepted Mr Forrest's tender, they would lie out of £3 for nine months, and as there wore seven feet of water in the well, and the pump only wanted a handle fixing to it, he thought it would ba foolish to do the work at present.—lt was resolved that Mr Forrest's tender bo declined, aud that Mr Bartlett's tender for grazing be accepted, subject to his being satisfied with the present pump. The Lake Reserve.—The Chairman said that R. Wattam, the contractor for cutting and burning the fern on the Lake Reserve, had a grievance. In bis contract he had calculated for the fern on the banks only, and did not understand that the level ground on tho top had to be cleared. It appeared that many of the others were under the same impression, and, indeed, the lowest tonderer who had included it had asked £20. Wattam wanted £3 10s for what he considered the extra work. —Messrs Fisher and Hewitt had inspected the ground and thought it worth £3. which sum it was agreed to grant to Wattam. Account.—An account for £2 Gs 6d from Mr Russell was passed, and the Board rose.