WILTON'S BUSH.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1968, 27 January 1914, Page 5

WILTON'S BUSH.

SHOULD THE CITY ACQUIRE IT? "A piece of busli that is net to bo surpassed v/ithm 30 milor, of Wellington," said the Mayor, at the City Conn* oil meeting Inst night, referring'to that little known, but charming resort, Wilton's Hush. Tho prfiporal before tlio Council iviis that 3 subsidy oi'i £10 to !.«■> expended on a bridgn he ndded Iα tlm'Qovefiiment grant of £40, Tin's proposal was agreed to as si uiattrr of course, but the Mnyor invited the council to take a little more intor-pst in tho ronnrvr. Me hoped the councillors wmikl at Irart visit the locality, for if tlie.v did they would Rco that the rescrvo was a most bentitiful I'osort on which tho - council could nilicl) better spr-ncl money than on any sclmmn to itt'quirc hush at Day's Bay. He had had a conversation with Mr. Chapman, tho owner of iho adjoining wooded hind, and he had jiskod Mr. Ciiapmaii to gire ilw cntitici! the first refusal of tho land if he thought of edliiifs it. This Mr. Chapman ' had agreed to do, and ho (Mr. ' Luln!) thought it n-oiild be wise for the couu'i'il to acquire Iho lund. and then to approach tho Government to rede tho reserve to the city, to bo made into a park lor Mm cittxens for nil time. ■■ Councillor Wright suggested that a bettf-r tram service should bo run to Wadestown oil holidays, to onablo people to visit tho reserve, niid that in 'order to prevent tho lighting of fifes at the bush, Something sJionld Ijp done j ! in the way of providing picnickers with i hot wator. ■ ." Tho Slayor pvomised to wake iirningnmonls for tho rotiiicil as a whole to visit Wilton's Rush. I