DAY'S BAY GROUNDS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2003, 10 March 1914, Page 6

DAY'S BAY GROUNDS.

COLLECTING THE FUNDS.

NEARLY £4000 STILL REQUIRED,

A very considerable sum is still required to mako \\p tho amount. of £14,000 at which the property at Day's Bay is offered to tho people, of Wellington." Tho committee who liave ■undertaken to.raiso the. £6000 required over and above tho big donations of £4000 from tho Government and £4000 from tho City Council, wero busy again.yestorday. . Canvassers report that they have generally been most cordially. received by peoplo who could not Jbe 'expected to givo more than' comparatively small donations, but rather disappointed with tho reception they received from others from whom bigger sums wero ■expected. ■■•■:.•.•.

To-day at'lo a.m. there will he a special meeting of tho City Council, at which' it tvill ■bo finally decided whether tho park is to be secured or not. Representatives "of ■tho Citizens' ; Committeo and tho vendors' will attend!

Appended is a complete-' list of subscriptions to date. ' The. total amount promised is £10,042. This anioiuit'should Dβ increased by two or threoihore substantial donations;: which are expected, notably- thoso, from ; tho.. Eastbourne Borough' Council and tho Merchants' ilssociatiori.!.;.'l ', ,'■'" .',.,' ! . T.' '. ''.' . At the ■'meetiiig of .five - ;'33astbowr.no Borough Council last -evening the following resolution wa3, passed :—"That the Ea3tboxt'rnb" Borough' Council subsidise tho Day's Bay,purchase .fund, £1 -for £1 with any amount .contributed by Day's Bay property'ownere up to £500, subject, however, io.a minimum.of £250 to bo paid by this council in ,any event, and subject also to the terms of. tenure and .control of the bush and grounds bsing submitted to.this council.".-.

'■ ■ ■::': :: ■ ' £ s. d. Now Zealand Gdvcmment 4,000 0 0 Wellington Oity Council ... 4,000 0 0 Mrs. M. A. Williams ...... 1,000 0 0 •J. Staple's and-Co. ...;..... 300 0 0 Aiionyiiious ',■....'...■...;.:. 100 0 0 .Mir Joseph Ward'..;' 100 0 0 Kiddiford Estate "..-......,.. 100 0 0 Hank Mow Zealand .'...'..... :' 50 0 0 liGll,;Gully,Jiell,.andMyers CO 0 0 .Wellington.: Harbour Board 50 0 0 ■■ Mrs. Joseph ••'.' .... 25 0 0 Miss Joseph .;.,,..„! ..' 25 0 0 '25 0 0 Walter G- Johnston .......... 25 0 0 K G. l<!:. Zohrab 20 0 0 tthindell Bros. ........ 50 0 0 W. Ferguson , 21 0 0 Bert Hoy'le 30 0 0 Mrs: W. Nathan ..........;-. 10 0 0 Dr. Ewart -. 10 0 0 lan G. Duncan 10 10 0 W. Kingten Fyft'o 10 10 0 W. ll.' Willans 10 0 0 Brandon and Hislop 10 10 0 W. Littlejohu and Son ... 10 10 0 C. T.Russell ........ 5 5 0' J E. Schloss 5 5 0 G. E. Tolhurst 10 10 0 W. F. Shortt, Ltd ' 10 10 0 J; Fuller 5 0 0 0. S-. Watkins ,5 0 0 Coulls, Culling and Co. ... 5 0 0 W. H.Morrah and Co.' ... v 5 5 0 It. A: Wilson 5 0 0 B. M. Findlay 5 0 0 A. H. Turnbuil ' 5 0 0 Stewart, Dawson, and Co. 5 5.0 Mr. Smith (of Smith and Smith), ~ 5.0 0 I'holps,' AVilson, and Co. 5 5 0 J. W.Jack ..............; 5 0 0 'A. W. Blair .: 5 5 0 W. J. .Brinson 5 5 0 Higginson and M'Shane,.--21 Is.; E. L. Mowbray, £1 Is.; C. Tringhani, £1 Is.; J. J. Burke, £2 2s:; H. W. Preston, £1 Is.; Macassey, £2 2s:; George Meo and Co., £2 25.; S. Brown and Sons, £2 2s.;Gold and Arcus, £2 25.; Stafford and Stafford, £1 Is.; Mainland and 'Barr, £1; J. M. Geddis, £3 35.; Watkins, Hull,, and Wheeler, £3 35.; William,- Hunt, and Co., £3" 35.; A. H. Barneft, £1 Is.; Howe and Sowman, £1 Is.; A. Beaver, £1 Is.; W. C Stephens, £1; K.L. ( D. Kidson, £1; E. Morton and Co., £1 Is.; W. Crawford Young, £2 25.; H. W. Lloyd,' £1 Is:; W. H. Hayward, £lls.;'B. W. W., £l'ls.; Sundry small amounts; £l-18s.'6a.';' C.G.; £1;' Valuation De-' partment,' £2: 25.; Education. DepartOs. -3d.; Land and. Income Tax Department,-£1 125,; H. E. Eadcliffe, £1; J. Boreridge,- £3 35.; F. ■M'Parland,-£2 25.; P. W. Corby, £2 25.; J. M'Donald, £2 2s. ;R. Hunt, £2 25.; HoterCecil, £2 25.; T. Kingston, £1 Is.; Herb. Price, £lls:; City Hotel, £1 ls.;J. Hinton, £1 Is.; W. Nidd, £1 Is.'; B. Dwyer, £1 Is.; C. A. Schauer, 10s.-6d.'; C. and J:, ss. ;G.> H. Fell, £1 Is.; C. R. Stuart, £1 Is.; F F. Newman, £2 25.; J. A. Tripe; £2 12s. 6d.;.J. Coradine,' £1 Is.; "South 'African Steam Ship Co., £3 35.; W. But'ler, 10s.'; R. B. Davis, 10s; 6d.; Little-' John's staif, £2 7s; , 6d.'; K; ~W: Armit, £3 35.; Reid and Reid,v£2: 25.; R. Jamieson and Co., £2 25.; R. A. Holmes, £2 25.; E. T. Taylor, £2 25.; Irwin and 'George, £1 Is.; Partridge, <fil.