THE CITY'S PLAYING GROUNDS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 459, 18 March 1909, Page 9

THE CITY'S PLAYING GROUNDS.

THE RESERVES VISITED. _• "Bread and games" wiis tho cry of the pnl?(ip i\\ ok] unci reserves fpi- : citizens ,<! to \yalj{ abroad and recroato themselves" is one of.Wellington's )Va«ts. jVlsq tlip athletic pprtion of'the community nped gvounds for sport. 111 some shape or form tjie question is frequently beforo the Ojty Council. Tlio Cqmmittcc'fc going thproiiglily into tlip mi)tte|i, pnei at next meeting of the cquncil it will present a report uppn the \vhplo question. ' Much rjioiiey .lias' heon §pent !'J' tHp corporation jii preparing 1 new reserves, and thore is a dilferenco of opuiipn at pre.sent as to whether certain of them.wi|l be ayailpble fpr ,ijsb by sports bpdies this winter. Tlip spbrt.s'bodies cqncerped have |ieen moving in tfip matter, and,- as a resi(|t, a visit liaViliisoii ppifl hy the Reserves Committer to some'.of the grpunds under consKlpratipn. Generally speaking, the committee is of ppinjon that I^'olburiie'Park and the Duppa Street ground will ho available this The committee thinks that hfickey, lacrosse, and association "football could be played .at [ Duppa Street this year. The whole matter I wilt be considered at a ' meeting to be held softly, "and tI(P question pf recommendjng ,t|)e . cqpncil whether' pr- not to open thp grpunds this year will be decided. The committee desires tq meet tlio. wishes of the spprts people, atid if it can allow these grounds'tq |)e used this year ii. >vill be done. Kolburne Park was 'fbmul to bo looking very well, and the committee thinks that any ordinary athletio game could bp played ou it this voru'.' .'A portion of a reserve near Victoria College, which it is desired to convert into a bowling green, was also inspected, but lig decision ivas arrived j»t, The conimittpp intends visiting the Botani'qai Gardpns, wherp, ainong other.things, track aiong which the Kclburne sewer runs will bp ins|Tected, a view of improving its appearanoe.

The grants gf Vfndestcwn residents are not to Tie neglected, and tKe committee ivill visit s'ub\irlj..tq ,a site t'hat may. be' utilised as'a small recreation grpnnd. ' An area adjaoent to tlio Old ilen's Hpipo.i near Broqkl.vrj,, will bo jlso inspected,' as it is copsicjered that it cpulfl be 'put to gijfltl iise as a recreation gj'raijntJ, withfiut en'tailing much expense upon the council, s'