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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 154, 4 July 1904, Page 2

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RECREATION GIIOIJN's lAII'ItOVEMENTS. (To the Editor.) . bi '>— Kllln "urs are rife 'eganHng imp-ovements to tlu sports gromdsin the "lice." n H , R , Ml '. Colls has a scheme whicliio is vory . anxi)us to foist on to th Hoard. He, imderstaiHl, proposes o make feo-'w, to , ttu ' SlJol " ts l' olln<l 1(1 co»ti_000, which sum is o be advaned for the purpose by .ho . borougn who will retain tho a'bsidv of £10( now granted thmi b, wav of mtost. I fancy tho rali»prors' will have something to say hthv matter. In my opinion an enlrgemont of tio ground is not is atpresont- tin ideal sj)ot or' foolball, Quito largo enough for cricket, and ample room is ol>t.ainJ)le for athloic mwtingg. If the Iteroation Uoari can sw its way clcario .spend a &ub of £SOO, all netvss'ay improvmentK can done \vii 4 lor thatiutn. All thy.t is neeeaary to drai' the ground of Kiirl'aeowaU'r i.s to uise the ground by far f CH .t on iie east side of the jgroinds. -gradual decreasing the six inte on tho west side. Then 1 won 1 snggestlalling all the pi-nus insgnus on the ill on the west side )f the groud, and terracing tho hll. The lattf might be done at once to ncconnodate the large crowd attending thn Jiritiis-h-Taranaki football math. could be done wth the proait staii' of workmen, wth tlje assitunceof, perhups, two iaiourers for a lew weeks. The main -ause o.( tho dampness of ( lie ground is from «urico water ; wg o , tho ; sligh slope woul drain the ground nalually ; an xtensive system of underp-ound drniage is Mr Collis , mus l>ear in mind that AVstem Parlwill for some years (bmaiul montary aswistanco from the rat*'payis. Having of yr (■<?!- lis, will now make a few tion to the Uecrnition Hoard. Hon't to''#. gtMitlemen, the original name of ;>ur beaiHiful grounds wa l ; "The Botaic Onndens." As far ts pos-sibl-keep the grounds trim to the origial name. The spoils t«rouiid and were ample /or the vand contest, and we do not wan a bigger crowd than *ve had tihei Fall the trees on the western hjll;i?id terrace it at once, and inimetltely after the carnival start on t> fiports 'gi'ouud. lOvery visitor exposes invlxjuivded delight on visiting vour beautiful grounds. When youvave any surplus funds build a uewhouso for your worthy custodian. Vou have u good man : kiep !hiimnd humour him. You can al- ; waydepend on live chief lootball unities being played on your groid ; <;hen» is no spectaenlai' gj'oid like it in the colony. Take : my Ivice, gentlemen; don'l grasp i at o shadow and low the sub- | Stan 1 in the shape of the subsidy j froi the Borough Council.—l am, ' etc. I BOTANIST & SI'OUTSMAX. j