RECREATION GROUNDS BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10558, 7 March 1896, Page 2

RECREATION GROUNDS BOARD.

The Board mot on Friday night. Present — Messra Cock (chairman), Corkill, Govett, Newman, Skinuer, Hughes, and H. Ford (hon sec). Mr O. W. Hendrey, on behalf of the members of St Joseph's Church, applied for permission to hold a stcial gathering in the Grounds on March 17. Tho application was granted, and the use of the boat on tbe hike will be given for 10s, provided a competent person is put in charge.

The Rot W. S. Potter applied for use of Grounds for a reliyiou' sorvico on Good Friday afternoon. Pwraission was gwited. provided the service is held where pointed out.

Applicalro'is for the p«««ition of custodian of the grounds were received. Mr C Edgecombe was finally appointed, to date from April 13.

The Board decided tliat in future a minimum charge of 21s be made for school or publio picnic--, and that no charge is to be made for admission to the grounds. '

It was decided to lease the paddock on tho Carrington Road for a term of seven years. The annual balance-sheet to December 31st, which showed an overdraft of £90, was submitted and adopted. Mr C. W. Govett was appointed Chairman for the ensuing year. The Board decided to resume possession at the end of the month of tho section held by Mr J. Healy. It was decided to call a mooting of ladies for Thursday evening, for tho purpose of devising ways to raise funds for the Board.

A hearcy voto of thanks was passed to Mr R! Cock for his services aa cha ; rmau during tho past year. ilr Govett was appointed overseer for ihe month. Tho Board adjourned.

MONTHLY WEATHER "REPORT The following report for the month of February, 1896, has been furnished us by Mr E. Veale, Government Observe" :— • Barometer (Mean for month)— 3ooo. Maximum and date : 30-GO, on 6th and 9th. Minimum and date : 20-29, on 4th Temperatukc (in tho shade)— Approximate mean toranperature for the month : 61 -6. -Maximum and date : 790, on 19th. t Minimum and date : 420, on 25th. Bainfall — "Total for the month : 2-96. Number of days on which rain fell: 6. Maximum in twenty -four hours: 1-70 on 3rd. ' Wind— Average daily velocity, 122 miles. Mean amount of Cloud — 3*60.

There has been conniderablo demand in Auckland within the last few days for mining properties to place on foreign markets. Amongst them are the Native Chief (Tiki), which has been sent to South Africa ; The Golden Tokatea, to Liverpool ; and the Mount Aurum, to London ; all of which have been placed definitely under offers. Three offers have been received for the Golden Anchor which now includes the Jessica, but the Directors have refuged them, on the ground that they will first develop them and then offer them to foreign financiers.

Professor Krause, who was associated with Sir Moroll Mackenzie in treating the late Emperor Frederick, wrote for a soap maker a recommendation of his soap. The Minister of Public Instruction thereupon called! him to account but received the reply from Pr.fessor Erause that he was responsible for his doings solely to the medical faculty of the University, and that he refused to give an explanation to the minister. The latter set a disciplinary inquiry on foot against him, but now it appears that no fewer than 7000 German physiciansamongst them about 20 professors of German universities and 8 surgeon-gene-rals of tho army— have also testified to tho good quality lof the same soap. One maybe curious to see what the minister will do now.

! Mr Moreton Frewen tells a characteristic story of President Cleveland which Mr Bayard gave us about four months ago: — "The President stands in the midist of a strong, self-confident, and often times violent people ; men who desire to have their own way, and who need to have that way very frequently •bstructed ; and I tell you plainly, it takes a real man to govern the people of the United States." To this he adds :—

'• Mr Bayard's view of the President is very much the President's own view of his relations with his community. It is not long since he wrote to a friend, l hat at a certain date he could not visit k m, because ' by that time,' said Mr Cloveland, ' / shall have Congress on my hands !"

If you wish to see the best stock in Taranaki of engagement rings, wedding rings, keepers, watches, chains, clocks, spectacles, electro plate, and jewollery of all kinds ; call at J. H. Parker's, watch maker, jeweller and optician, (under the Gold Spectacles, next the Alexandra Hall, Devon street, New Plymouth.— Advt