SPORTS RESERVE CHARGES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2149, 15 May 1914, Page 10

SPORTS RESERVE CHARGES

IXOKEASE DEFERUED FOE A f SBASO.N. . , J A recommendation of the Reserves Committee to the City Council last night was that the 'Utter -should acct'ile to ii request put forward hy-a do- : imlution to tho' c-ommiitec-, from the Wellington Hockey, Lacrosse, and Ecot- ■ ball Associations, and the Wellington llMjjhy League, who asked the council to deter lerying the iii-creased charges for use of tho city reserves for six nioiitlis, so as to enable the .wirjt«r j sports associations to arrange, their ti- I nances to meet tho increased charges next season. ' • ' ' Councillqr L. M'Kmizie, who was op- | posed to domg this, explained thst a } ] suu-tommittee, consisting of CouuMllore j Frost, Jiuddle, and "'himself, had been 9 sot \\p to draw up tlie allocation of B grounds, and the fees to be charged. I 'J.'hoy brougj.it forward a rocomnven-da- I tion to the-Reserves Committee that certain-charges should bo ma<le, and ! those charges were passed by the couiicil. After that tho Reserves Ooismit- I tee ve-ceived a .deputation from some oj[ the shorts bodies, and now rwemnitnded that tlie council siiould pass a resolution to with-liold tlie charges till next- season. If it was necessary to ) make the iucrcdeixl' charges, which, ho I believed, if was, iliey -slwuld be made 3 at once, and they- should i«rt be the | victims of deputations.' He took ex- ] cent ion to tho procedure, which practic- ■ ally minified a resolution of .the council. The KeornmcndatKffi', ho .said, was only braught' forward on .the casting vote of tho dt&inuan, who was himseU' a inem-li-nr of tho coiamitt-eo which drew ap the charges.' He knew 'that tho deputation, put forward the ca-so that they were not acquainted with the, increased, charge's'till the meetings of tho various bodies had be-on held, and their finances arranged. They could find the money quite well, • as thfiy had aiready pawl it into tlie council. This sfeotvcd. that - no haitlshijj was felt by them. Councillor G, Frost, the chairman of ' the committee, explained that the pifrposals were brought, down tate, and when the daputatfoii put forward their ease ha desidpd' to recominc-nd to tho council that their work should be acceded to. ~.,', ,1 Councillor A. H. Hmdmarsh asked tho Mayor's nding as to whether n v committe? coaltl practically liulMy tfte I council's resolntion by eajiflg 'that the charges should, not lie levied till a later i date'than that decided on by the cou»i cil. I Tho Mayor Off. J. P. liitke): The council can always tlo anything by unanimous action of tho council. If there is one protesting voice- tlie matter has to be broiißlit on by notice of motion. Councillor H. Buddie, who was on the committee which drew up tk charges, pointed out that a resoluticii was passed iuctf-a-siiig the charge's, bnt nothing was said abmit thm coining into operation this year-. . His .point was that the sub-coiinyiittop met late in the year, without notifying any of the sports bodies. They considered that it was' ;i fair eliarge, but in recommending it tliey overlooked the 'fact ftafci owing to tho latciH'ss , of the sea-son, tlie winter snorts bodies had aVratiged their finances for this coming year. It seenie<l fair ta hold ■ the charges over till tho , folloivincj .season. That *'ss tho reason why he', and he thotxgtit- Cobii.cillor Frost, , were in favoiir.qf , the present proposal. The rccontmeiidation of the Reserves Gommitteo »vos adopted. /