RECREATION GROUNDS BOARD

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 2335, 25 August 1875, Page 2

RECREATION GROUNDS BOARD

A meeting ofe' tire • B6ard was lield 'the Taranaki Institute, on Friday evening last, Present : Messrs. R. C. Hughes, J. Gilmour, ft. Broad, R. J. Collins, J. "T. Davis, and H. Ford. Mr. Hughes was voted to the chair.

Prpjioscfl Vineyard.— 'Mr. itoCH, who was prdsent.'Snfowne'a'tW Board that'nsthere was not sufficient ground for two men to work out as a viueyard," qn.q of the applicants had retired, and the remaining one was willing to take up the lease if tlie Board would reduce ! the rental to .-68 per annum instead of £10, las asked for by ( the Board.— On the rnotipn or Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Ford, this wns lagreoditorr-t-On/ithe rhutiod-of !Mr. COLbLMS, sec9ntled;by Mr, GiLMQUB, it was resolved that tho lessee clear up, lay o.ut. and fence iv the fbm'SferbS within tU years.' ' ' ! The Board" adjour)l'(id r 'till' Friday, Oru ScpteniboriiatG^Opjmii.'j') !.i. ;■. ,v j. ...

, The Football Match.— A match between the Town and Country will take place on Saturday next, the 28th instant, play to commence at 3-30 p.m. The' 'following are the names of the players, ;— -Country .-7 floroy Potts, Hoby, Honcyfield, C. Curtis, H. Curtis, W. _Oxenham, 0. Oxenham, J. Brown, Dingle, 'Mace, Putt, G. Cunningham, J. Cunningham, — Town.— Adams} ! Dr'cw<,'.:CoTlibßi Matthews, Cook,. Skinner, Marchant, M. 1). King, Rundlc,, H. BroWnj N. King, : DesForges, Jones. ' ' ! The Philadelphia, .Exhibition.— His Honor the Deputy Superintendent having appointed Messrs. W. M. Crompton, 0. Brown, F. U. Gledhill, and B. WellfJ, as 1 d ' local ' committee for tho purpose of collecting materials to Bend to, tho, Philadelphia Exhibition ,next year, a preliminary meeting was hold v on, Mouday lost, when Mr. Crompton was voted to the chair. Letters from the Premier and the Hon. Mr. Mantell were read, and after ,a slight discussion it was resolved that the i Deputy Superintendent should bp requested to apply to tho General Government for £100 to meet tho expenses of the local and subcommittees.' ' The ohairraari !was requested to communicate with Captain Goad, of Urcnui, asking 'him i 4 ho would' be willing to Co- j jjOperato with the local committee; also to I writo to Mr. C. A. Wray, at Paten, requesting him to forward tho names of three gcullciucii willing to act as Sub-committccmcn in his district. It was decided that advertisements should'bo'inserted in tho newspapers, oiilling altcution to tho exhibition. Tho comiriiUeo then adjourned. » j ■" •«• ...... - .