PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1917, Page 4

PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Pukekura Park Board met on Tuesday evening, when there were present: Messrs S. Percy-Smith (chairman), R. Cock, 11. Ford, W. F. Short, R. C. Hughes, XV. L. Newman, C. K. Bellringcr, and E. H. Tribe (secretary). An apology for absence was received from Mr. ('. H. Burgess. HOT WATER SERVICE. Mr. Messenger, architect, forwarded a ' design for a concrete building to shelter the water-heating apparatus for which the Mayor (Mr. C. 11. Burgess) recently donate;! X 2.">. It was decided that, provided the Mayoress approves of the proposed building, its "erection be proceeded with, the cost not to exceed £2O. IMPROVEMENT OF GROUNDS. The curator (Mr. W. W. Smith), in the course of his report, stated that the staff had dismantled and removed the iron shod from the sports ground. It would be necessary for the Board to decide the fate of the small wooden shed remaining there. The corrugated iron and good serviceable timber" ob- | tained from the shed had been stored for future use. They had also, as directed, removed the fence near the shed and trimmed the trees. The matter of the removal of the wooden she<} and the building of a more suitable structure from the material available was left in the hands of the chairman and secretary to deal with. In connection with the erection of a summer-house,' over which roses could climb, in the place occupied bv the old iron shed, it was decided that the visitors for the ensuing month should confer with the curator with a view to proceeding with the work, which could be carried out with material available in the park. HOLDSWORTHY ROAD. The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. G. H. Bullard) wrote, in connection with the transfer of part of the Holdsworthy Road to the Board, that, in compliance with their request, steps were being taken to have this area added to the .Recreation Ground, and gazetting might appear within the next two or three weeks. BOAT LANDING. The boat landing in front of the band rotunda was reported to be in a very decayed state. An estimate will be obtained by the secretary for constructing long concrete steps in front of the rotunda, to replace both the woode:i landings used at present. PAYMENT OF LIGHTING. The payment of the £35 owing to the Borough Council for installing electric lighting round the lake was mentioned. It was the intention of the Citizens' Band to give a concert to raise this money, and it was intimated that this arrangement still held. A committee consisting of the chairman and the secretary and Messrs Bellringer ana Newman, was appointed to make arrangements for an evening concert in the park. GENERAL. The next meeting, it was pointed out. would be the annual meeting, and it wa« decided to invite subscribers io atlend' The secretary reported that there was a credit of .-CSS, 9s lid after paviri" accounts passed at the last meetin-' °