DOMAN BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5463, 15 January 1896, Page 3

DOMAN BOARD.

i A meeting" of the Christchurch- Domain | Board was held to-day at noon at the City _ Council Chambers ; present— Messrs EL P. i Murray- Aynsley (chairman), . E. J. ■S. Harman and W\ Jacques, and the Mayors I of Christchureh and Sydenham. ! Messrs A;Carti'ck (chairman) and\ H. A. Bruce' (secretary) waited on the ■'Board as i'a deputation* f£oni the AcclimatisationSociety, representing' that if fishing, were I- prohibited' on:the Board's-property between j; the Armagh 1 ■ $treet bridge and the bend by , the JRiccartoniEoad, the.range of: fishing in fttie Ayop would be too limited;.. They, also . as'lced the-Board to. allow to stand over for. this; season -tfie condition that "fishermen must have permission- in writing from an •official of the- Board before being ailowed to fish on the Board's property. ) . The accounts for the past year showed ';thatthe> receipts had been £772 10s lOd, and the expenditure £668 2s 4d, there h being a balance in the bank of £104 8s ■6d.-.-- •■ :■ ; . ". .'•.■■.. _ TheiChaifman reported thai a place a r little below the island had been selected; where fires might be lit by those (holding ; permits:- The place was marked by two ■ posts.. -:■ ■ '■-..,-: ./.)..-- . ... . The annual meeting, of the Board was then held, wßen M«- Murray-Ayrisley was lUnanimoiisly re-elected 'chkirman. The i Chairman; Messrs Harman, Bowen, Jacques land Beswick were appointed the executive.; iThe head-gardener's report dealing with ithe • work "-of the-past year- was read, jit .was decided to-inform the Acclimatisation Society that for the present season those holding licenses would have permission :to; !fish in the Domain 1 as • formerly! Tihe; jßoard: resolved to meet at the hospital •corner at 2.30, on Jan. 23, to decide on the trees to be cut down ■ this year.' The meeting then; terminated. ■* , I