DOMAIN BOARD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11730, 3 November 1903, Page 5

DOMAIN BOARD.

The Domain Board met yesterday at 2 p.m. Present—Messrs Murray-Aynsley (chairman), Murphy, Jacques, Humphries, and the Mayor of Christchurch. The head gardener reported that he would like to have the help of the police in keeping order in the gardens on Sundays. The chairman said the ranger had reported that boys -were destroying the trees on Sunday, and he had a great deal of trouble. He -would suggest that the Inspector be asked to allow a constable to be present on .Sundays, especially on the two next Sundays, in order to check the larrikinism which vr,w rampant.

It was resolved that the Inspector be written to, asking for the services of the constable as suggested. Permiraion was granted the Engineers to hold their camp in the Park. It was reported that the sum of £l2B 8s 9d wa3 to the credit of the Board at the bank. The Mayor of Christchurch said that he had sent, the letter signed by the Board, the Selwyn County Council, and the City Council, to the Government, but received no answer. He subsequently saw the Minister for Lands (Mr Duncan), who said that the Bill would be pushed on, enabling the local bodies to contribute towards the funds of the proposed new Board. The Minister further said that the Government would not insist on having representation on the Board, but they would have no objection to nominate as members anyone whom the contributing bodies recommended. Mr Duncan did not think that the Government would contribute this year, but they might do so later. It was suggested that the Board might promote a local 'Bill nest session, when the contributing bodies arrived at a conclusion as to the form the new Board should take.

In reply to the Chairman, the Mayor said that perhaps if each local body contributing nominated one mej?jer, this would do until the local Bill was brought forward.