PUKEKURA PARK

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 308, 25 June 1912, Page 4

PUKEKURA PARK

MEETING OF THE BOARD. The Pukekura Park Board met last evening. The members present were thr chairman (Mr. Harris Ford) Messrs. C. W. Govett, Percy Smith, Corkill, G. W. Browne, R. C. Hughes, F. Jackson, Cock, W. Ambury and Newman. The chairman reported that he had interviewed the Sports Committee witk reference to putting certain repairs in hand. Matters, he stated, had been amicably explained. The roadway into the grounds had been properly formed, tie hedges had been cut, and the committee was still continuing in the work of eleaning up the grounds. In answer to a member, Mr. Ford said that no mention had, been made of the back real It was decided to ask the Borough Council to give the Board the temporary use of its employees for the purpose of gravelling certain of the paths. Th# gravel has already been provided. CURATOR'S REPORT. The report of the curator (Mr. W. W. Smith) mentioned that about five day® would complete the cutting down of the rank growth of brush wattles growing around the upper side of the new lake in the tea-rooms valley, which work would finish all that directed by the Board three months ago. The stall had been considerably hindered in the progress of the work by wet and stormy weather during the month. A month ago he put in the steps at the baek oi the Cannon Hill, and had slightly altered the grade of the walk leading up from the top of the steps, and also that around the back of the hill. The pondweed growing on the bottom of the lower lake had been removed, and portions of the upper lake, where the weed waa now appearing in considerable patches, would be similarly treated. During the month an anonymous lady or gentleman had sent a small bundle of native trees to the park, which had been planted in the native bush. The secretary reported that the Board at present had a credit-balance at the bank of £4l 8s 3d.