THE BASIN RESERVE

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 7

THE BASIN RESERVE

; EECENT IJIPROVBMENT.S. , •'•;. : Taking-it as a whole, the improvements totheßasiniKesorvohave been fairly sat- : isfactory, but there is still ample room for greater improvements, said Councillor Frost,' .when spoken to by. a representative . yesterday; • Ho anticipates that during the coming winter months further im- , provements will be carried out. ' He remarked that'the idea of tho Reserves Committee is to do aw*ay with tho fences inside , tho reserve, and plant shrubs in thoir stead. This, he considered, would go a long way towards improving the appearand of the Basin. Continuing', ho eaid that there is still a great deal more .: levelling y£t to be done. Thcro is a big depression'on the eastern sido which requiries filling in, and one or two mounds which require moving. Tho crioketers, ;;ho said, hiiro.. expressed themselves satisified with what has been done, and they j: oonsiderthat it was well worth tho money '■'•Bp'ont. !l Asked how much the improve-. . meats cost, 3lr..''Frost, replied .that, they Mst a little over \i3W, tho. majority "of that being provided by the crickotors, Somo £20 was spent on grass seed alone, Doncluded Mr. Frost,