PUNIWHAKAU DOMAIN

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 291, 21 November 1936, Page 4

PUNIWHAKAU DOMAIN

I Investigation By Stratford j County Council I i ’ The request of the Commissioner; j of down Lands for the use of the, | Puntwhakau Domain was discussed! • by the Stratford County Council yes-j terday. The council decided to inform the; commissioner it. had deferred consid-1 oration of his request for the use of I the domain until Cr. Skitrop had ascertained if the land in question was! the area used for sport and if resi-j dents desired to form a domain board; | to administer it. i I The Commissioner of Crown Land j suggested that the council was under! a. misapprehension in considering! that the land wanted by the depart-j ment was used as a recreation! grimiid. ’Phe area desired had never ; been used for such a purpose. Until j •a few years ago it was covered with j bush and still had trees growing on it. ' / I He had used the ground for recrea-. (ion purposes himself, said Cr. C. J. j Skitrop. The cricket club had play'ed j on the area for four years and it had ; been used for dog trials. At a future; date lite young people would want to I construct a tennis court. He would I call a meeting of residents with a: view to forming a domain board,! promised Cr. Skitrop, and if the ■ people were not sufficiently interested i to attend and establish a board, then I tin- department could have the land. | The department had taken most off' their reserves and if it took the pre-! . ent one if should provide another. I Cr. Skitrop, questioned by other i councillors, said he was certain thgt • the property’ desired by the depart-1 ment was that on which cricket and | dog 'trials were held.