Swimming ROOF FOR POOL GALLERY

Press, Volume C, Issue 29510, 11 May 1961, Page 14

Swimming ROOF FOR POOL GALLERY

Baths Committee

Refuses Support

A letter from the Christchurch City Council’s baths committee refusing support for the building of a roof over the spectators’ gallery at the Centennial Pool, was received at a meeting of the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Swimming Association on Tuesday evening. The letter also refused the centre a tree night for a carnival at the pool

“So we've just banged oui heads against a wall again,’ said the chairman (Mr M R. Duckmanton) in referring to the (jouncil’s decision about the roof.

Mr J. H, Johnson said the council should be advisee that other centres were undertaking the same task He said Wellington ws. building a pool with a complete roof at leas cost tha: was proposed In Christchurch. He quoted £163,00( against £138,000 for the project in -Wellington. After a short discussion, n was decided that a letter should be. written to the council conveying the centre’s disapproval at the decision and asking the council to investigate new roofing techniques which might lower the cost. Direct Delegates

bisapproval of the late arrival and early departure of direct delegates from the annual conferences of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association vzas oxpressed by Mrs L. Pipei Direct delegates had be;r leaving the annual meetint at an early hour in the afternoon with the excuse tha' they had to catch a plane anc had missed several hours n the meeting as a result, sb' said.

‘‘lt costs us a lot o money for these people ' come to our meetings and i think we have a say in it she said "They should sta’ until the eftd of the meeting This has been going on fo years.” Mrs Piner said tha planes were still leaving a 9 p.m. The Canterbury centre wi write to the council of th< New Zealand Swimming As sociation advising, that dire delegates have been leavinr the conference early and re questing that they be asked to remain until the end in future. Television After a request from M> J. H. Johnson it was decidcto write to the Auckland association asking about the coverage it received in Sports sessions on television. “I think we should pre pare ourselves.” Mr Johnson said.