MUNICIPAL LAWNS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2646, 17 December 1915, Page 9

MUNICIPAL LAWNS

1 ; f SOB, CROQUET AND BOWLS. _ The establishment of municipal col links in Wellington has evidently give; tlxe cue to some citizens tliat the pre sent is a favourable opportunity t press upon the council the need fo similar activity in respeot to othe sports. Yesterday afternoon a deputs tion consisting of Mossrs. Watkins, A George, TJ. Shannon, and T. Thompso waited upon the_ Reserves Committee c the City Council urging its favourab] rl to a scheme for the ci 1 tablishment of municipal croquet law and bowling-green on that very desii ? i a^ ca °. f Town Bolfc land at _ head of Meiu Street where at the oul set or. tlie war the school childre - grew patriotic potatoes. Mr. Watkin said much had been done for crick* * and football in Wellington, butnothin ■ was done to provide healthy rccreatio h * or the ladies. Ho was prepared t Sil -V that 'f >a croquet lawn were lai j down there would bo between 40 an 60--ladies ready to play at once. H t] '''dicated an alternative . method fa [ which such a lawn could be run, cith( j by the council with a system of ro 0 tickets, or by allowing a club to tali if °}' er ground, in which case practi s ally the wholo of the income would 1 t J™P el, ded 011 the upkeep of the groun< it J ' 1G S'k® was ideal, and if tlio connc favoured the scheme, the work shoul > be commenced at once in order to I ready for play next season. J s - Councillor. W, H. P. Barber: Wli j. not get a lease, like the Newtow ( L Tennis Club? (] Mr. Watkins said ho understoc (} there were difficulties in tho way, an i 0 they thought by proposing tho most s< ,f cialistic idea there was more chain l 0 of obtaining the approval of the com (1 cil. If the council was prepared - is givo them a lease, they would do tl ,f rest, but it must be granted as tliouc .y it were a private concern as far : id possible, and without restrictions, it The chairman (Mr. Geo. Frost) sa it the council had already spent a go< it ideal of money on that piece of grouiii r- 'Hie matter of giving a lease to a cli t. was one for the council (o decide. T >3 favoured municipal control, charging ; c- much per game as at Day's Bay. Tl ;tl committee could make no promfse, b it they would give every consideration ill the proposal and would vi&it. tho si _dum« tho holidays,