PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 January 1918, Page 8

PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING -" ' The Pnkekura Park Hoard' met. last, uighl, Mr. 11. <:. Hughes presided, and there were also present Messrs. S. Percy KmilJi, \V. L. Newman, C. E. Hellringer, 11. Eord, W. \V. Smith (curator), and A. (Jray (secretary). An apology for the absence of Air. K. Cock was received. CURATOR'S REPORT The curator reported that siiice the last, meeting of the board the staff had been engaged chiefly in mowing the long grass, grubbing gorse, and general clearing up. The concrete steps at, the lower end of the large lake had been concreted as a boat landing stage, and the concrete waterfall and boulder basin near the water-lily lake were completed. The Vogeltown and racecourse walks had been broadened. The staff had devoted five and a half days to mowing and preparing parts of the sports grounds for the Citizens' Band carnival, and clearing up after it. No damage had been done to the grounds by the carnival. Maintenance work had been proceeded With,, in spite of a member of the staff being away for a month. The. present season necessitated continual mowing of grass, i and when that work eased off the reforming of the St. John street walk would be proceeded with. The number of visitors to the park had in no way diminished during the past holidays. Some donations had been received, and a friend of the park, who remains anonymous, had sent a fine parcel of seeds from the Mokau district. Some of the tree-ferns had felt the drought of Derember, but had revived under the recent rains

GENERAL. It was agreed that Mr. Bel'.ringer and. the secretary should act as a sub committee for the purpose of raising funds for the erection of the Vogeltown entrance gates, and to have authority to proceed with the construction of the same.

Mr. Bellringer irioved that the Park Board decides to proceed as soon as possible with the completion of the new lake, the formation of a fernery, and the general . improvement of the grounds. The motion was seconded by Mr. Percy-Smith and carried unanimously. It was moved by Mr. Bellringer that a fete day in aid of the park funds be held late in February, and that a sub-commit-tee be set up to make the necessary arrangements in connection with the same. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ford and carried. i It was resolved that the Citizens' Band be asked to arrange a series of evening concerts to be held in the park. The secretary reported that the following donations had been received during the month: Anonymous 2s fid; Mr. Williams 10s; Mr. Ridgley (Terminus Hotel) ss; Mr. Potts (Imperial Hotel) 30s. The sum of Ids Hid was collected from the donation boxes in the hotels, 10s 4d coming from the Imperial Hotel box.

The question of vehicles driving up to the tea kiosk was discussed, and in view of a flagrant breach of the by-laws reported liv a member of the board, it wss decided to place the matter in the hands of thp board's solicitors.

Accounts amounting to £ll us Id were passed for payment.