OPENING OF KNOTTINGLEY PARK, WAIMATE.
The Domain Board of Wainutfe t. lately speuc a lot of time and moL?* 1 * having improvements made in the if? * Park, and chey recently decided to « T « the Park by holding a montiter cMa W picnic, it being the moat, Uttina which the children, as well as the would keep in remembrance such »»,H portant celebration. The arrant ot the picnic were left in tho baudsT** l Committee, and the opening da«• * fixed for New Year's D.iy. TiTe da/ h *«» ever, falling on the date fixed fa*!? , flower show, and the Committee thhu-r* that the one event would clash with other, it wan arranged to postDonT IT opening to the Bch iuatant. Tho wjatif* was very tine. "•W^ The procession, which was formrtY' front of the school, wast headed b» «ft Wairaate Volunteer Baud, immedi«ffl after which the children were a,raa»2 iv marching order, the Foresters' .Societies came next, Jff* which more children, then adults «2 expresses, carts aud every yawS" thai was available, ull tilled vvitn JS chiidi-cu that could noc walk the dlsun in the procession. On the arrival atiS Domain Mrs was aafeMT , plant an oak to commemorate the »■»» This done Air J. binclair, Chairman id the Board, gave a short history cat)!. Park since the Board had taken it i hand, and stated that after all bnnrJ!? munts were paid for that the BoarSlSa still i>2o;) to its credit. The extentS the planted portion was eight?.?*! acres, aud the baiauce, sixty acn* was let to tenants in small holdS! , and was realising an aunual reaufij £Bd. JMr John Manchester, a memberS tue original Board from its iucepUanTari* that the credit of getting Buea W domain for Waimale was due lualulyj? Mr Buckley and the late Mr JHMaS t udholme. The latter geutleinun hy spent a large amoanc of money and tw iv laying tlie Park out, and the spectacle the Park presented tlut d>7 which must be a source ot gratlflcatiftng all present, waschielly the outconieoflb Studholoie'a brain, lie trusted the Domita would now become a place of public mnS and if properly used would be a recrejS wcround, and do good to the resideatS the whole Waimate county. " Three cheers were given for MregfeA holme, who then declared the Park requested the children to useiopropSr and not to break or damage auy of trees. The baud then struck up aIM, tuue, aud a move was made for thu quarter from which the were to be obtaiued. The children wsfo first regaled with sandwiches, buae, Md cookies of all descriptions, the tdab being served later on. Games of allwrS were arranged in different parta of tS Park, aud the children competed for ton! everyone doing their utmost to enjoy tfei outiug. Later ou refreshments wen ! again served out to the children, and tb picnic broke up about dark. There fully 25U0 persons on the ground, by far the largest cougregation of ever witnessed in Wai mate. Great pS is due to the Committee who woi'lttiij% defatigably to mate the pleule wfeftljj really was—a most pronounced euccees, >
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7757, 10 January 1891, Page 6
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