DOMAIN IMPROVEMENTS.

Otaki Mail, 3 September 1923, Page 3

DOMAIN IMPROVEMENTS.

■ 'To the Editor. jiir. —Your correspondent “Advance (Uul.i Sports” would like tlic public to "believe tliat it was only those who iln ire croquet greens on the domain took an active port in the raising of tiiml:' for the Queen Carnival. The l crmiiirt ladies, who belong to the club j n ooiii'iLCtion with the bowling club ,{j,l their full share and hundreds of fool bailers, cricketers, golfers, hockey players and other lovers of sport corked hard and contributed handsomely towards the fund. lam advised thni the only plans submitted to rite Comic fl were one prepared by the Boroaeli Engineer arid one by Mr. l’ercival -uim has property in Mill Hoad and is a upporter of the purchase of the icrtions lacing' that roatl. It is true that in Mr. i’ereival’s plan the sections in Mill Hoad are marked its “I’roposed jiurcha. e' ’ but the plan was never so tar a- I am aware submitted to the Ik-.eculive of the Queen Carnival Committees and further the croquet greens mv • t out in Mr. I’ercival’s plan in the identical position selected by the Borough Engineer, viz., the south side

a.lVtnuiu 31r. Brandon's property. As | I the Kxeeutiv'e. and one, who atfni.k"! the first and the majority ol : the meetings of that body 1 must cniphaticaliv state that although the purchase of'additional sections may have ihvli casually mentioned, the idea of purchase "'as never seriously contemplated. The minutes of all meeting's which were excellently kept by ill'. Harold Tavior. the Secretary. clearly Stated that the object was for the inv provcmetit of the domain as tit present constituted, and for no other pur■mi si*. —1 am. I'te., 1 GOLFER.