PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 2, 3 June 1913, Page 8

PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Puk'ekura Park Board was held last night, when, there were present Messrs. wT L. Newman (in tne chair), Messrs., W.. Ai.. Collis, C. W. Govett, H. Ford, and & C. Hughes. • CORRESPONDENCE. The Borough Council notified: thft; Board of a resolution pased at the last, meeting of the Council;—" That a. sub* sidy be granted to the Board oh tees, appointed under the Taranak! Bo* tank wardens Act. 1870, of such sum which, together with the share »■ of revenue payable to the said section 4 of the New Plymouth Recteation and Racecourse Atieaif ment Act, 1910. shall amount to the. sum of £150."

! The lejtter was leceived, CARETAKER'S, REEOBX.. The caretaker, Mr. W. W. Smijfi, re« ported that, as directed by, the &M)tt < on tho occasion of the last nesting at the Park, he had cut down and rttnovod tho poplar trees'near work of cutting down the six. plnjii, ifp> sigpis in the cricket, ground Bad proceeded as expeditiously as- the tMOQfr ' stormy weather would'permit. owloy to the windy weathorj-.tfiey Kadi fljul> t# give a lot of time to the general Mea*» in? of t l ' park, and burning up pf Mlidebris. The extra, man' now employ&l had been most of his tiine mowing nntyji grass, and grubbing gone. About (u ther week or a fortnight would! plete that work. It would' be itajjpM* sible to get the Park into A cle#Jk 4M£ - : dition for another month, or mtTt* ■ autumn leaves of all the dcoldUou* tro#* had fallen. During the' month ]af lady . sent a package of * to the Board. Ita A, Ot BeantehettK "W Hurworth, also, brought a goad fiwW* tion of native plants to the paifc. /tfejr were promptly, planted) and at pfe&ent ' were all looking wellv GENERAL.

The Chairman reported that jthem was a credit balance of £132 14* Bd, and Mr. R. C. Hughes suggested that soma of the money should' be expended fn properly fencing off the park. It was stated, however, that thfs work wotild - cost some £360, and' was not nimntlir *#• quired. • '

A discussion took plaee concerning tta proposal of the Taranaki Jockev Cl»b to fell a number of pinus insignia tisS9 | for the purpose «jf preparing a site for a new stand, and, for improving the eft* tmnce to the racecourse, it being; mentioned that the matter would come be* fore tho next meeting of the Reiervw Committee of the Borough Council, " Mr. Oovett moved:—"That thisßoajd sees no objection to the Jockay Clnlfr cutting down a few trees, so long a* the liorough Council consents, thi only beinar temporarily occupied by thfl ' Board under license from the Borough:" ' r