BECKENHAM PARK.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19152, 8 November 1927, Page 7

BECKENHAM PARK.

PAVILION TO BE ERECTED. The Beckenham Tennis Club recently applied to the City Council for permission to erect a small pavilion adjoining its courts in Beckenham Park. The club also asked that in the near future it be permitted to. add a further room to the pavilion for the purpose of holding meetings, for which additional aground would be required. The Reserves Committee reported to the City Council last night that it was of opinion that the pavilion would be of pleasing appearance, and, as the ground which it would occupy would be of no use for any other purpose, the Committee recommended that the club be given permission to proceed with the erection of the building, subject to it agreeing to pay extra rental in respect of the land occupied. Cr. Carr asked that the Committee be allowed to take the clause back, but that certain suggestions made by the City Engineer be incorporated in "a letter to the club giving them the permission they sought i provided they agreed to the EnginI eer's proposal. This would enable the matter to be gone on with without delay. This uas agreed to.

The Abattoir Slaughtering aM Inspection Act. It ivas reported to the City Council last night by the Abattoir Committee that advice had been, received from Cr. Sullivan to the effect that amendments to the Slaughtering and Inspection Act, which were introduced during the week, would give power to extend or re-construct the Abattoir without taking a poll of the ratepayers, subject to the approval or the Minister for Agriculture being obtained with regard to the plans and site. A further amendment provided that no meat was to be exposed for sale, if killed at any other abattoir, unless the necessary fees were paid to the local authority for the use of the abattoir, not including the cost of slaughtering. The Committee had informed Cr. Sullivan that it approved of the proposed amendments. -Cr. E. H. Andrews said that an endeavour should be made to inake it compulsory for the companies to supply the returns of the stock killed by them. , Cr. D. G. Sullivan said the Bill had been referred to the Stock Committee of the House for consideration and report. With reference to the proposal that had been made in the House to the effect that the freezing companies should kill the City stock, lie would suggest that with a view to giving evidence in the matter, the chairman or deputy-chairman of the Abattoir Committee and the Abattoir manager go to Wellington. Cr. G. R. Hunter said that the Council should put up a fight to prevent their right to kill stock from being taken away. The report was adopted, and it was decided to approve of the suggestions made by Crs. Andrews and Sullivan.