PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 97, 2 August 1910, Page 8

PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Pukekura Park Board was held last evening. There were present: Messrs. R. Cook (presiding), C. W. Govett, G. Tisch, p. P. Corkill, S. Percy-Smith, Harris Ford, R. C. Hughes, W. L. -Newman, P. C. Bellringer and E. H. Tribe (secretary). THE TENNIS COURTS.

Before the minutes of last meeting had been confirmed, Messrs. Govett and Corkill protested against the deletion of the clause providing for the erection of notice boards at the entrances of the Park Tennis Club's courts in the grounds. Mr. Govett said that a course adopted in all the parks in London, ana in Sydney, should certainly be followed in New Plymouth.

The chairman said the members present at the previous meetingf including himself, had considered the boards unnecessary, -.is the people knew the park was a public place, but it was unnecessary to specially invite the public to claim the courts as their own. Mr. Corkill: For what term is the lease ? The chairman: For ever, I hope. The secretary explained that there was to be a seven years' lease, renew-, able under certain conditions. ' NOXIOUS WEEDS.

Mr. Tribe said that he had hoped to have before the Board a tender for grubbing the gorse and blackberry in the old Carrington road, but it had not come to hand.

'Mr. Percy-Smith remarked that he had been horrified to find to what extent the boundary of the park had become overrun with this gorse. There was a belt of several chains of furze there, some yards wide, besides patches of furze right along the road frontage. It was a matter of urgency to have this eradicated, for there would be great danger to the grounds in case of Are. Mr. Corkil'l questioned if the Board could ibe compelled to undertake this work. He did not think that that clause in the Noxious Weeds Act, which imposed 0:1 property-owners the necessity for keeping the road boundaries clear for half the width of the road applied to borough/?.

The members were not clear on the point, and decided not to undertake the work until the legal position had been ascertained.

Mr. S. Percy-Smith reported that gorsc was spreading in the grounds, ana it should be attended to. It was not the piece of ground that was cleared up last year. The chairman remarked that in this locality, where the path led from inu racecourse path along to the back of the terraces, there was one of the finest views in the grounds, overlooking a plantation of tree ferns. That path was now . i.etely blocked by gorse. FINANCE.

The chairman reported that the Board's overdraft at the bank stood at £142 15a sd. At this time last year it stood at £156 2s Bd. The overdraft would stand at £132 on Tuesday morning. Members discussed various projects for raising funds, the suggestions including a floral fete, a pageant, a Spanihs bullfight, and an did English tourney. Eventually the chairman and Messrs. S. Percy-Smith, Tisch, Govett and the secretary were appointed a committee to report upon the best means to adopt. . Mr. Corkill was empowered to.procure a supply of rockets, and add them to the Board's stock, with ,a view of holding a couple of fireworks displays as soon as weather conditions are favorable.

Accounts amounting to £B. 2s were passed for payment.