WAVERLEY.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 120, 16 October 1896, Page 3

WAVERLEY.

The AYaverley Cemetery Board met on Tuesday when there wese present—Messrs Thurston (chairman), Cathro, Dickie, and Palmer, Minutes of former meeting read and confirmed. Treasurers balance declared cr £4 3s 5d with £9 fees due. Accounts amounting to £2 10s 3d were passed for payment, and accounts amounting to £4 2s (id wore held over to next meetiny. Air Thurston said he was very sorry to have to report that when the chairman and himself wont down to the Cemetery tho other day they saw unmistakable evidence that cattle had been there, but they were totally unable to get any reliable evidence as to the ownership of the trespassing cattle. Under the circumstances he thought they should make arrangements to have the fences put in good order Avithout delay, as very serious damage would he done to hoard’s pro party, as AA r ell as the far more serious matter of trampling over the various graves. Air Cathro asked if the gates could not be kept locked, and only the wicket left available, as he had reason to think that the cattle were put into the Cemetery at night and taken out in the morning and would propose “ That the large gates he locked at once, and the keys placed in the hands of the custodian ” this was agreed to ; the question of fencing being left over until next meeting, so that the result of looking the gates might he ascertained. The Board then adjourned till the 2/th instant.

The WAIEOA DOMAIN BOAED then met; the same members being present. Minutes of former meeting road and confirmed. Treasurers balance declared, cr£ls 14s Id. Accounts amounting to £1 3s Od were passed for payment. Mr Thurston said he wished to call the board’s] attention to the fact that they had been to a very heavy expense in fencing and planting portions of the reserve and it would be a very suicidal policy to allow all their work to he undone through neglect. _ A large number of temporary breakwiuds had been erected, which if not looked to occasionally would become useless and he would therefore suggest that the hoard should employ someone to g ,r > down once or twice a month to attend to anything requiring atteiilion until the trees planted are firmly established. Mr Dickie thought it very necessary to have the reserve looked to occasionally. Mr Palmer was of the same opinion and would move “ That Mr Caldwell be employed on two days this month to go down to the domain and look after the plantations.” Mr Dickie seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously and the Board adjourned.