PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1919, Page 7

PUKEKURA PARK BOARD.

' MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Pukekura Park Board was held last night, there being present: Mr. C. E. Bellringer (chairman), Mrs. C. H. Burgess, Messrs. 11. Ford. A. S. Brooker, W. F. Short, R. C. Hughes, W. A. Collis. CURATOR'S REPORT. The curator (Air. W. W. Smith) reported that the weather during the month had enabled good progress to be made with the general work. General improvements had been carried out. It was satisfactory to state that notwithstanding the largo attendance at the Labor Day sports, no damage had resulted to the grounds. The heavy rains and rushes of water during the winter had caused .a considerable silting up in portions of the lakes. • This was more noticeable at the head of the lake extension, and the part whore the stream from Carrington Road entered the lake. It would be necessary, as'the summer progressed and the water diminished, to remove as much of the accumulation as possible. The receipts from the sale of firewood, hire of boats and donation box, amounted to £4 4s id. TEA KIOSK. A letter was received from the town clerk of New Plymouth, intimating that Mr. Burgess was wililng that his honorarium for the year ended March 31st last should be devoted to the board, and with the £l5O previously offered to the Park Board, be utilised for the purpose of erecting a tea kiosk. The council had intimated that it was quite willing that the money should be used in the direction indicated. It was decided to accept gratefully the offer of Mr. (Burgess, members expressing appreciation of his thouglitfulness, and that a tea kiosk was the very thing that was needed to further popularise the grounds. Mrs. Burgess stated that it was the wish of Mr. Burgess and herself to further subsidise the amount up to about another £IOO. It was decided to have a meeting of i the board on the grounds at an early date to consider the question of a site for the tea kiosk. | GENERAL. Several matters affecting the grounds were dcferraLfor consideration until the board met at the park. Mr. A. S. Brooker was appointed overseer for the current month.