THE TOKO HALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 104, 23 June 1911, Page 3

THE TOKO HALL.

(i’QRONA PI ON SUI LSI I) Y ASK E D FOR. At Wednesday’s meeting of the County Council the chairman reported that' at the , end of the previous week ho had been approached by a deputation of Toko residents. The 'Toko people Merc building an assembly hall to cost .0650, and it occurred to them that as the Council had not made application for a Coronation subsidy for any work it would be a good idea for the Council to apply for a subsidy of £250 for the Toko Hall. Ho did not know that (the Council had anything else in view, and the subsidy m;is available for such works as that mentioned. He had pointed out that the Council could hardly hand such funds to 'a private concern. The deputation said tho people of Toko wore quite willing.to vest tho, hall in the Council. In that case there would be nothing against the Council applying for the subsidy. On Saturday the clerk had telegraphed to the Minister for Internal Affairs, making provisional application for the subsidy. Ci Marfell moved that formal application he made. Ci Astbury: Would the Council take over the management of the hall ? The chairman said ho presumed that the position Mould he the same as at Mid hirst, whore the cemetery trnsteps had charge of the hall. In the ease of the Toko Hall, ha presumed the management Mould he in the hands of the local committee. Cr*Walter sail the people had colIcct.id £250 in hard cash. Ci Thomson said he did not favour the application. The Government had given only £2OO in connection M’itli tho Pntmvliakau storm,lint now when it suited them, they were prepared to' pay £250 for :V hall at Toko. Cr Christ,afi'el thought it looked mean to ask for money for a purpose of tho kind. Ci Hathaway said the motion mos one of the most, amusing he had over hoard. Ho would oppose tiie motion unless the money granted was used for some purpose of benefit to tho whole of the County. Cr Astbury said that if lomiiships Mauled' halls they should pay for them themselves. Cr Porritt said the money M 7 as to he had for Die asking and lie thought nothing should he allowed to stand in their way in getting it. Not to apply scorned like a •log-in-thc-man-ger policy. Heaves not in love w'ih the principle on which the subsidies wore granted, hut lie thought the money should he taken, mlioii it had only to 1)0 asked for. Cr. Marfell said he believed the Toko people intended to provide a Ki.n.’v and reading-room .it the hall This wav \v6rk wliich should lie cncom aged by the county, tut all n was asm J in the q>i ■•.enl case Mas for the county to apply lor the subsidy. . The motion was carric I, the division list being as follows:—Ayes: Crs Maxwell, Marfell, Walter, Porritt, am! Marchant; lines: Crs Thomson, Chii: toll'd, Astbury, and Hathaway. THE’ GOVERN.MENT AGREE. Yesterday a’tcinoon Mr. Marciiaiit, chairman of the County Council, rotuverl the following telegram from the Hon. I). Budilo “(-understand yoi'n Council intends putting tho total subside. available for tno whole County into the erection ol the l oko Public Hall. This is aprroved, subject to conditions issued. The subsidy wi!) lie paid on public subscriptions as the work proceeds.” Mr. Marchant has not yet received lay conditions mentioned in the telegram. .