Hokitika Beautifying Association.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1921, Page 1

Hokitika Beautifying Association.

TUEMDAY, JUNE 28th. The Committee of the above met at the Town Hull at 7 o’clock. Present: Hon 11. L. Michel M.L.C. (President), Mrs Bennett, Miss Thompson; Messrs A. B. Boyd, TV. Carter, D. J. Evans, A. Irvine, G. Davidson, AV. E. Richards and J. Niven, hon. sec. An apology was made for the absence ot Mr S. J. Preston. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the outward correspondence approved. A letter was read from the Hokitika Borough Council acknowledging reception of designs for ornamenting the memorial area, and stating same had been referred to the Reserves Committee to report.—Received. It was resolved to ask tho Reserves Committee to meet a sub-committee of the Association in conference no Cass Square on Wednesdav afternoon, July 6th, to discuss r

provements to the grounds. Th 0 Horticultural Society forwarded a donation of £3 3s to tho association, the amount being received with thanks. The hon. secretary reported on the work done on Cass Square by the working hoe; stated the proceeds from the Caledonian Society’s concert was £6 15s and that Mrs Butler had handed over £26 16s 6d donations to the swings to the Association, stating the whole cost of the swings etc. Would he defrayed | )V herself. A letter of thanks to the Caledonian Society was approved, and n vote of thanks to Mrs Butler for the handsome contribution made to the funds of the Association was passed. ft was resolved to ask the Kanieri Concert Company to give a concert, in the Town I fall in July in aid of the funds’of the Association.

The Chairman suggested holding a monster bazaar in Christmas week in nil of the funds, and it was resolved to ask the Ladies’ Library Club, which contemplated holding a function of th ( . nature suggested, to undertake the management of the bazaar. Matters were left to a sub-committee to arrange. ' A proposal to hold a sports day on Cass Square on Labour Day (October 24th) in aid of the funds was also mooted .and- it was resolved to ask the local sub-union of Rugby Football to undertake the benefit.

The Chairman reported about £75 was now in hand > and some material work could now he undertaken. He suggested having the fence round Maeandrew Square repaired and painted. Mr Davidson suggested that the fence he lowered and made more open before being painted. It was resolved to have the fence put in order and painted, the sub-committee dealing with Cass Square to confer with the Borough authorities on Wednesday next, and arrange as to the method of doing the work. The estimate of repairing and painting the fences at Cass Square was not 'a hand, and the matter was left to be dealt with by the sub-committee. Reference was made to the damage dune by youth sand others to the pavilion on Cass Square, and it was decided to nsk the Reserves Committee to take action in the matter.

Arising out of the foregoing, Mr Davi Ison suggested the youths of the town should ho taught to take a greater interest in the welfare of the town, and to respect the public property which in the future will he in their control. He thought if a lecture were given on Ho--1 itikn and an explanation- of tho nomenclature of the streets which were named after prominent public men in their day, an interest would be aroused which would have a lasting effect. Hi suggested Mr Evans might prepare a

lecture on the subject. Mr "Evans sniu while he could not give a lecture as proposed he would he happy to prepare a paper on the subject as suggested and would call to his aid a well-known authority in Canterbury who was familiar with the early history of the country and so collate interesting material about the men of the times in whose honor and memory the streets of Hokitika had been named. This course \v ns approved. Mr Trvine said strangers coming into the town and casual visitors would find it a great boon if the principal streets wore labelled with their names at the more prominent corners. Tt was resolved to refer this suggestion to the Borough Council.

The meeting concluded at 7,35 p.m.