BROOKLYN SWIMMING POOL PROJECT

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 6

BROOKLYN SWIMMING POOL PROJECT

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Ministers . The long delay which has occurred in obtaining a conference with the mayor of Wellington and the Minister of Education concerning the erection ot a swimming baths for Brooklyn was referred to by the president of the Brooklyn District Swimming Pbol Association, Dr. -L. G. Austin, at a general meeting of the association last night. Correspondence was tabled showing that the city council estimated that the baths would cost £11,700, made up as follow®: Materials, £5300; labour, £3800; transport, £600; land, £2OOO. The committee was prepared to contribute £l5OO toward the cost. Dr. Austin said that in September last the committee had asked the Wellington Education Board to take a lead in the matter and it had been waiting for the board to call a conference of interested bodies on the subject. They were at present held up for a site for the baths. The Minister of Education had said that he did not like the idea of turning tenants off the site. He (Dr. Austin) considered that Brooklyn, a working man’s suburb, had been let down in the matter. They should approach the Minister again and ask him lo call a conference. There was the possibility of asking the city council to donate a site at the corner of Cleveland and Harrison Streets.

After discussion it was decided to approach the Minister of Internal Affairs ami the Minister of Education, through tlie member for the district, Mrs. Stewart, in an endeavour to secure a site for the baths. The secretary, Mr. E. Dixon, reported tha( the amount collected so far was £167/3/-. but expenses reduced this to £152/2/8. It was decided to hold another meeting after tlie conference had been held with the member for the district and (lie Ministers. Mr. O. Wannell suggested that Hie executive of the association should meet once a month. Many people, he said, were asking what bad been done with the money which had been collected. It was decided to meet every month in future. The Rev. D. M. Kerens wrote forwarding his resignation as a member and trustee of the association because of his departure from I lie district. It was decided to write to Mr. Herons expressing appreciation of the good work be had done for the association.