Western Park Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7818, 10 May 1905, Page 2

Western Park Board.

THE ANXI'AI. HKPOKT. The annual report of tiic Western I'urk Hoard was submitted to the IWough Council on Monday evening. t furnished details of the work duno <inee the lirst meeting of the Hoard •n May 21. 190-1, adding that Mr Skinner hud kjindly furnished tho lon ill with a plan for laying out tho rounds, a portion to be devoted to rwfiK't, tennis eu\ k while subsequently Messrs Sladden and I'aimer laid >ut the levels, and afterwards generously donated the full amount of ■.Weir professional fees to the funds I'liey roughly estimated (he cost of levelling the sports ground nl £3OO. .Villi the. use of prison labour. \ery . *itittfuc'tor,v progress had, however, >een made, which would enable the Hoard to complete the work as a inch lower figure than <piotol. It was- intended to canvass for subcriptions, and the Hoard confident 1,.elied upon tke public responding in i generous manner, as the Hoard's

■Hforts were solely on the public behalf.

At n later stage the Hoard hoped to submit a scheme for extending the, reserve southward, which when accomplished would enable them to provide a hrst-class football and sports' ground.

The revenue showed :—Horough Council subsidy £SO, rent £4 2si (id, donations, Messrs Collett £2 2«, F. P. Webster £l, Sladden and Palmer £4 4s, duo to treasurer 14s, total £62 2s 6d. The expenditure amounted to £6l 13s 3d, leaving a credit balance on March 31 of 9s 3d. The principal litems (of c.xjieiidituj'o were:—l'rifloffl labour for 2 months £2O, wages day labour, fencing and planting trees £6 15s lid, trees, Morshead Nursery Co. and Mrs Mitohimson £9 7s (id, two turnstiles £5 7s 3d, Sladden and Pafiner £4 16s-, Murton and Co. £2 14s 6d. Cr. Wilson, in moving the adoption of tho balance-sheet- nt the Council meeting, referred to the small amount of subscriptions collected only £3 2s. In granting £.">o the Council did so on the assumption that the subscriptions would approximate £ for £ with that amount. He considered the Hoard should endeavour to more fully carry out their obligations in this direction. At the same time he recognised that, the Hoard had done very good work with their small revenue. Cr.llrown seconded the motion for adoption. As mentioned in the report the Hoard had previously planned to canvass for subscriptions, but !iad out of consideration for the pujtyUc refrained as at that time the town was being canvassed in connection with the exhibition. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, the work of the Hoard being generally commended/