PUKEKURA PARK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 18, 13 January 1915, Page 2

PUKEKURA PARK.

MONTHLY MEETING. j j At the monthly meeting of tlic I'ukej kura Park Board there were present: I Messrs. R. Cock (chairman), S. P. Smi'.li, ' t'. P. Corkill. W. L. Newman, W. Ambury, It. Ford, R. C. Hughes, and C. 11. Drew (secretary). The Chairman said that at the last meeting a resolution was passed recommending tile Government to appoint Mr C. IT. Drew as a member in place of the late Air C. \V. Govett. The appointment had been made in due course. In extending his congratulations to Mr Drew lie expressed the opinion that the new member would be the right man in the right place, Tlie Chairman also mentioned that since the last meeting Mr W. Good, of Pohokura, had presented a Muscovy duck to tlie Park, and Captain Thunel'l, of tlie Bendixseu, had also forwarded an Alaskan goose. The committee of the recent collection for the I'oor in Britain and Belgium Relief Fund had presented the board with eighteen collecting boxes, j —The thanks of the board will be tendered to the several donors.

CURATOR'S REPORT. In his report the Curator (Mr W. W. Smith) stated that the annual mowing of the rough grass hail occupied the man's time chiefly. Owing to the high winds and heavy rains since tin; late fine weather, the assistants' time, had been devoted to the general cleaning of the walks and proininent~parts of the park. For the past fortnight two hours had been given each morning to mowing and raking oil' the pond weeds in both lakes. They were much more plentiful and persistent during the present year than in any previous year. It would require another week of such work to get the three species of weeds thoroughly suppressed for the season. The cutting of the fence around the fern trees overlooking tin? lilv lake had been completed. It would, lie feared, be impossible to make a neat lence of it without planting it all again with young plants. This could be arranged during the next visit of the board members to the Park. The new' walks leading up to the hills overlooking the Sports Ground would be' completed this week. The mowing of the rough grass and the grubbing of the gorse on the hill east (if the Sports Ground valley, was halt finished, and would also be' com pleted this week.

GENERAL. The committee of ladies in charge of arrangements for the fete on Thursday, I'ebruary 4, for the l'oor in Britain and Msnim Kehef Fund was granted the us e of 1 ukekura Park free of all charges' providing that the ladies make satisfactory arrangements regarding cleaning ovi " ro,,, "' s allt ' "'antaining law and It was decided that a fireworks display and general entertainment he given in F.i ' llisht of Wednesday, Ftbiu.uy 10, the first day of the races It wts a ] goort siock of fireworks •mH, • V'i and ' a,ld Mr Corki » was I ' " m i l' l,rchasc so ™o additional tint ih f" V' S px P nsm l the hope that the function would bo largely attended and that, the finances of the oynvlrn "'T PM(MIt al,out ;C3 ° tiVI T' be l )ut '"to such a state that with the animal subscriptions the borough contributions, and the Park Saturday collection in April, th 1 oa-d " ill resume possession.