OCEAN BEACH DOMAIN BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10422, 26 July 1895, Page 4

OCEAN BEACH DOMAIN BOARD.

A- meetmg of the Qcean Beach Domain Board was held at the Town Hall on Monday night, when there were present: Messrs H. S P-sh (chairman), Wales, Hancock, Fisher, and ha?nc£Sd r^° rte- d tbat all the locai b°^ its fesr*" ■<""• «*> * "«»

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Wm,,"B. Taylor, ™ ,:, . x Secretary pro tern. letter-- Sreplyhad beßn received to'-ttot

\v p t 1 Cave Mam, July 12, 1895 mes&rs btout, Mondy.and Sim, wliose opinion was indicated mmy letter of the^4th ult The council VnTTm^ dt£ 0{ the <=°ntributionofthecTty «ie barL aUf °f- c, rS tOWards the construction of «Wtinn : "' r tS t °J? share ia t^eir first.cona4eed win :ndlcated P IQ '^t letter, it will be ofber bedv co s m Pare, fav°u^bly with that of any ocberbedy So far, however, as the expendibure Su|d^^d?!n^^ y^^ council expended a sum of £180 in purchasing and improving the present buildings. This expendi*"rlM aS f macJe W, Vit?. 5 f tUe ?acfc *b»flt was in rfepect of property which was revenue-producing It was justified as a profitable ' investment from a the,- CoUl\ c, ll might reasonably hope to be h-a^tht t %^ tUy t .l \ Qdi as a matter of'M*.ifc fiom the buildings that the rent derived from the baths is almost wholly due onn^n 6 "re I*7° s*, to either of which the conned would agree, and which: it submits are not unreasonable: Krst, that the council should }£» T« haudJ n S over the.baths asum equal to the diiferenc.s between, on the one hand the before-mentioned £180 and sums since expended in repairs, and on the. other hand the rents received; or secondly, that the council hand over the baths—say, as from July 31 next-and be allowed .he present value of the buildings, determined, if necessary, by arbiiratioa. The council trusts the Domain Board will regard either of these proposals as fair. It quite understands the present circumstances of the board, and it will be perfrcUy sa.isfeed to receive the board's letter to the effect that when the board is in a position to do so it will discharge whatever Obligation it may t0 ;CaV^ham^UncU--

•'■■.> Martin Pearce, Town Clerk. In the course of:the discussion which ensued "FTJ ye lvadiDS of letter, Mr Hanqock stated that the Bum now standing to the debit of the batbs account in the books of the Caversham Council amounted to £75 73 7d. The following resolution v?as finally pusged unanimously : —"That the Caversham Council be informed that the board must, as an act precedent to the consideration of the payment to it of any money, insist upon an acknowledgment of tbe board's legal riijh* an:l title to occupation and control of the baths, baildings foreshore, &c, after which the board will be prepared to consider favourably and equitably any claim for compensation." The Chaisman reported that be had, iv accordance with the baard'a iustruotions, ordered five tona marram, which he expected would be here in about a week. A tender which was received for planting the grass was referred to the chairman aiid Messrs Wales and Hanccck to act. '