MOUNT MAUNGANUI DOMAINBOARD

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 3069, 17 January 1894, Page 5

MOUNT MAUNGANUI DOMAINBOARD

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday nijrht last, Present— Messrs Brain, Clarke, MfttJah, Mcftoberts, Herbert and Stodtt. . . Mr C. A* Clarke (Mayor) was elected Chairman tor, the ensuing , twelve months. The account of receipts and expenditure was read and adopted. It showed a credit balance of £13 Mr Herbert afiked lor injteiatiltt as to now the 1 &jM&, "R OIO c slliP£ P l paid this year, and that a sum of £7 8s was outstanding. The Secretary was asked to press for payment. r in rapty to Mr Brain the Secretary stated that there were some allotments towards the ocean beach unlet. Mr March moved and Mr Herbert seconded that Messrs Brain Hulme e^dCtommons be appointed Executive Ocmmittee to work with the chairman j in case of necessity. The Executive Committee was empowered to employ labour for f^iew daylto clear out the "nursery ground." The Chairman moved that Messrs Hulme and Clarke be appointed to sign cheques with the Treasurer. Seconded by Mr Mcßoberte and carried.

Mr McCaw was appointed Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, y a On the motion of the Chairman a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr McCaw for his gratuitous services as Secretary. i ■ GonsideraHe i discussion took place as to the advisability of improving the stone wharf at the Mount, which now is very uneven on |he top. , Jtt was finally decided that as there was no probabiUty of Ac Bteamepc running to the M^ountftgain this season, to leave the wharf alone for the present, but that as many members of the Boar(J as possible should pay an early visit to the Mount and see what was best to be done in this and other matters. Mr Rhodes asked that in the event of his absence, attention should be given to providing waterholes on the ocean beach when the Board visited the Mount, as at present there was no water obtainable. It was agreed ihttt two large drain pipes should be taken, to the Mount, when the Board visited, for this purpose. This was all the business. The Mfngnfe Morgan Company, Qneena landj employed last month 120 men, who rafoed 5800 tons of ore. producing 8000oz Of ROld. ■■" ' ■'■'-'>"'■■ ' " : ■"■"'■■'- '"' —