HAVELOCK BATHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 182, 19 August 1937, Page 3

HAVELOCK BATHS

Loss Shown on Season's . Operations - EFFEGT OF EPIDEMIC , TVeaLbcr conditkms and tbe infaiilile paralysis bpidemic were tbe 1 twq mujor eauscs for tbe iiuancial loss ; bciug: sboivn on tbe year's working oi ;the Havelock Nortk liatbs' C'qmmit- ' tee; Tbe aunual reporb of Lbe conimitLe.e, in mentioning tbis poiuts > out that," unless a greater measure of pubIje support is fortbcoming it may be necessafy to band tbe responsibility 'over to tbe Havelock Nortk Town Board. Tbe report is as follmys: — . W7e regret to report >a loss of £10 .5/4 oh" tlj© season's- working. Tbe loss :on tbe previous -'season was £20. 13/3, and; on tbe • two seasons, tberefore, we ■bave gOne b'ack to-tbe extenb o'f £80 ASfH. As . our i'unds are" praetically exoiausted. .and we 'will uudoubtedJy * bp i'aeed witb- furtber inereased costs dur; ing tbe comiug setson,Atbe. pjospects" are auytbing but:bHgbt.>OurVsupportefs again bave belped us- linaucially^ but, ' 'unless we are. assured of more support 'frqni tbe giOneral public_ we .uiay llud. it' iiecessary'to' band over our 'responsibilit'ies1 to" tbe* Town Board. "In- tbe early paffc of tbe season tbe wOatber.Cwas' against lis and, owing. to tlio outbreak ,ot. infantile paralysis, we were unable to observo tbe full bathing hours during-' any part of tbe boliday period and' ultimately we were forced to- cidse down for the season on Marcb 17. However, we bave tbe satisfaction of knowing tbat no case of tbe disease was reported in the town distrieb. Our tliauks are. ouee agaiu- due to' -Christxe's Ltd., of Hastings, xwbo supplied all the niattiug and otber gear free of cbarge, . We pote witb pleasure tbat. tbe new domain pavilion is being built in a , positio'ii that- it will be available for use in ccjxinection .witb tbe batbjj ,/?.r-

•rangoments - are. being made for . .tbe provision of a.ladies' sbower-rooui and . similar faeilities will . be available for . gentlomen. These .faeilities .will - fulfill [a; long-felt .want. • . '« . :: . . We "aiso wisb ; to tbank. tbe . town ' board .for baving .sealed tbej wbole of tbe • batbs frontase. ' Tbis work ' .was totally eliminated. tbe dust . nuisance wbicb. was , so prcvalent in past" years. | Tbe system of^allowing family sea-. Ison-ticket bolders tbe use,of tbo priv ate keys to tbe batbs . wo.rked most sutisfactorily, -and we reeommend tbe continuance of tbis sebeme. ! Uhfortunately tbe - swimining" ciassuHieb was piganised by tbe members of. tbb swimming club at tbe commencement of .' tbe. season had .to be disi'ontiuuedf owing to thn epidemic. Nevertbeless, .a large . numb'er of scnool children were. taugbt .to ,s,wlm, , and we trust . tbat , tbe . chib will see its way to organise tbo class for- tbe cqmjng ; season. " Tbe Havelock Nortli :Scbbol stiil lias tbe bigbest perceiitage ;o£" swimmers in' tbe district.- Tbis resulfc .is' due to tbe entbusiasm . of tlie +eac£ing -siaff aiid'also to tbe efforts of ihe swimming club inembers.