strong Pleas Made for Improved Sports Ground

Lake County Mail, Issue 40, 10 March 1948, Page 1

strong Pleas Made for Improved Sports Ground

OUNCIL MEETS QUEENSTOWN

SPORTS BODIES

With a view to learning fully the requirements of local sports bodies who use the new sports ground at Queenstown, the Borough Council met their representatives last week. The Deputy Mayor, Mr D. W. Thompson, presided.

following points .were fnade to rev ions council by the combined bodies based on the Public Re- , Domains, and National Parks 1928: t the Governor-General may by -in-Gouncil authorise the exchange e land comprised in any public e for any other land of at least value and more suitable for the se of such reserves. But the nor-General shall not exercise this without a resolution of the local rity agreeing to the change. And ch resolution can be passed beiorc xpiration of 21 days .after public • of intention to pass the resolution calling for objections thereto in ig has been published in one oc newspapers circular.ag m t.ie disis required that a copy of such a itiou shall be forwarded to the ter, accompanied by all objections, s, it was pointed out to tin* precouneil. bad not been done. Ir Curtis Questions Chairman miug tile discussion, Mr A. Curtis, seating the Ramblers’ Cricket challenged the chairman. Why did the Council move rts bodies down from the old und without providing some ilities? ” he Council did not move the s bodies down,” replied Mr Thomp!ut they put concrete blocks all the place and used as a camp uV’ said Mr Curtis, hat is so,” replied the chairman. Thompson reminded the sports s that the ground now used for sites was a valuable source of ue to the borough. Jhe Council id to discuss, the. requirement- of s bodies on the new ground. was agreed that some sort of ir and conveniences should he [irons soon a> possible, and Mr ipson said that the Council would steps to see that something was Ildozing the bank on Beach street at least 15 feet buck and a portion notlier corner of the ground was deemed necessary.

The Council did not wish to spend too much in erecting buildings in view of their application to the Internal Affairs Department for a subsidy on the proposed war memorial now being reviewed. Fire Plugs Needed for Demonstrations Mr J. F. Spencer made a strong plea on behalf of the Queenstown Voluntary Fire Brigade to have the Council place pvo (ire pings behind the 'goal posts at the Camp street end of the ground. He said that 'the United Fire Brigade's had been anxious to hold demonstrations and conferences at Queenstown for some time now but there was no place suitable within the town to hold them. Practising on the streets was ruining the hoses. After, elaborating on these points tjie chairman ’ interjected, saying: ” We will see what can he done.” Mr Spencer pressed his point further, and the chairman said: “I promise you we will do our best. We will go into the cost of it.” When the meeting concluded, councillors and representatives agreed that such meetings were a good way to solve problems, and it was hoped that if further problems arose that they would he discussed in this manner.