BATHING AT DEVONPORT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 902, 20 February 1930, Page 7

BATHING AT DEVONPORT

SHED CARETAKERS WANTED LIFE-SAVING GEAR ALSO A woman resident of Kemuera wrote to the Devon port Borough Council last evening urging it to appoint caretakers for the bathing sheds at Windsor Reserve. She made complaints about the theft of clothing. At present the sheds are tree, and the writer’s proposal that users would gladly pay a sixpenny fee to a caretaker to secure protection of clothing left in the sheds did not commend itself to the council. She also thought it not proper that girls under 14 years should persist in dressing in the women's shed instead of in the one provided for children. Councillors made no comment. The council is not inclined to remain indifferent while the rate of bank interest on overdrafts is being increased. Devonport’s account has always been kept well below' “limit,” and in every sense is a first-class account. The council decided last evening to forward a remit to the Municipal Conference in March, urging combined action by all municipalities and boroughs in securing such bank treatment as the security of public body accounts demands. Complaints by the North Devonport Residents* and Ratepayers’ Association, that buses traversing Lake Road created undue noise, was referred to the traffic inspector. Mrs. A. A. Atkins, who has organised the Girls’ Efficiency Club at Narrow Neck, asked for the provision of life-saving gear at the beach. It was reported that lifebuoys provided had disappeared. The North Shore Swimming Club is to be invited to submit a report on what can be done to provide life-saving appliances. Cr. Campbell offered a lifebuoy for use on the beach. The question of placing croquet lawns on the Domain was deferred for a fortnight. The setting back of the high bank at the corner of Mozely Avenue and Lake Road will be considered with the estimates. Fees for use of the dinghy skids at the Iris wharf were fixed at 25s a year for owners of dinghy shelters, and 7s 6d for others. The petrol tax allocation to Devonport amounts to £1,199 for the year.