Tearooms At Sumner

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29989, 26 November 1962, Page 7

Tearooms At Sumner

Sir, —l understand that the City Council is considering putting up new tearooms and conveniences costing £6OOO at the Scarborough end. As the council already own the pier tearooms at Cave Rock and the old tearooms at Scarborough. which have not been used much since the flood in 1950, and have never been a good source of revenue for the council, I consider this is the wrong way for them to spend the ratepayers’ money, especially seeing that we have already got two good tearooms at Scarborough and one in Wakefield street, and another on the Esplanade. As for the new conveniences, the council already have two at the Scarborough end and one at tiie end of Marriner street which cost the ratepayers £l5OO some years ago and is hardly ever used as it was put in the wrong place and still has not been connected with electricity. Perhaps Cr. H. P. Smith will comment on these matters—Yours, etc., S. W. HICKMOTT. November 11, 1962. fCr. H. P. Smith said: “There is a sum of £4020 (not £6000) on this year’s estimates and it is expected that this will cover the new toilets and shop and tearooms. The present shop building was damaged by the flood and is badly sited, so that it is considered uneconomic to repair it. The present toilets are inadequate and have insufficient fall. The Slumner Residents’ Association strongly supports these improvements, The growth of Christchurch and increased popularity of Sumner necessitate provision of modern and adequate amenities for the public.”] Addington Fire Sir,—The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr Gotz, has decided that no purpose could be achieved by a public inquiry into the Addington racecourse fire. If there was an inquiry I could testify that just before the big trotting race, as I was entering the grandstand, I saw a bright orange glow coming from a crack in the stairway. An attendant was informed. I immediately told my friends and

family to get off the stand u II did not like the look of things. In the meantime the attendant had poured water down the crack and he was evidently satisfied, without further checking, that the fire was out As events were to show, I was right I can pinpoint the spot where I saw this glow and also the time. I can also produce witnesses to confirm what I say. This is the first time I have made a statement on this matter as I thought Mr Gotz would order a public inquiry.— Yours, etc., FIREPROOF. November 14, 1962. (The Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr Gotz) said he had no comment to make on this letter.]