MASTERTON BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Age, 15 March 1927, Page 4

MASTERTON BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

MANY IMPORTANT UNDERTAKINGS.

THE YEAR’S WORK. The annual report of the Masterton Beautifying Society (incorporated) for tho year ending December 31, 1926, to be presented at the annual meeting to-morrow night states:— The end of the fourth year of the society’s activities discloses the fact that its progressive policy has been continued, and that your executive and Indies’ committee have displayed that enthusiasm which made for success, and which has again been rewarded by the splendid response of the publio of Masterton. Tho committee held fourteen meetings during the year, the meetings being well attended and marked by keen interest in the wprk undertaken. « ■ ACQUISITION OF SOUTH PARK. The most important undertaking was the acquisition of South Park. This open space comprises five acres of land, and was purchased by the society in conjunction with the Masterton Borough Council and the residents of Kuripuni. The whole area has been ploughed in readiness for levelling and planting. Some sixty trees, in addition t<s hedge plants, have already been planted. PLANTING OPERATIONS. Nine hundred trees were planted during the year, of which number 754 were placed in the streets, and 156 in various open spaces. The streets planted include: Renall Street, Essex Street Extension, Worksop Road and First Street (Lansdowne). Replacements were carried out where necessary. Besides the 60 trees planted in South Park, 26 were planted in the Memorial Park, 30 at the Cole Street School, and 30 in the Church Street Reserve. The society has seven hundred and fifty trees in the Park nursery, ready for planting during the ensuing year.

The proposed Pergola in the Park rose garden has been completed, the only item now required to fulfil the pragremme in the rose garden being the sun dial, which it is hoped will be m position at an early date. The old. gravel pit in Church Street has been' transformed into a playground, by clearing, levelling and planting of suitable trees. All the seats in the streets were painted. By the generosity of Mr. Walter Nops, three new seats will be provided in the vicinity of Renall Street. INCORPORATION OF SOCIETY. At a special general meeting of members held on December 20, all details relating to the incorporation of the society were finalised, and the certificate of incorporation has now been received from the registrar. The society’s annual carnival was held in the Masterton Park on December 4, as a result of wheih a net profit of approximately £3OO was added to the funds.

The thanks of the society are due to all who so ably assisted in making the carnival such a success, and to the people of Masterton, who by their attendance showed their appreciation of the society’s efforts, and gave encouragement to carry out an even more comprehensive programme in future years. The society also wishes to place on record its thanks to the Masterton Borough. Council and the Trust Lands Trustees for the handsome grants made by them to the society, and to the Borough Council also for its assistance and encouragement in all schemes put forward by the executive; and Mr. A. D. Low for again gratuitously auditing the accounts. The financial statement shows a credit balance of £6lB 18s 4d, while trees in nursery, estimated at a value of £9O, makes the total assets at £7OB 18s 4d. Receipts for the year totalled £766 16s 6d. Pavments amounted to £740 19s 4d.