RECREATION GROUNDS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 492, 27 April 1909, Page 4

RECREATION GROUNDS.

4 * - THE QUESTIONS BY ATHLETIC BODIES. 1 ' . - FURTHER REPLIES. /.The following furthor replies have boon rei:fk:L ■ eeived ;.by : the secretary of the Associated Ath-..-letio .Bodies in, reply. to ..the ciroitlar asking . imrnicip&l candidates whether they were willi :. ing, if, elected, to obtain reports as to-how re- . creation grounds"were/administered!in "Sydney v. and Melbourne, and whether they would on- . deavtmrto_ obtain/for. Wellington a share .in the control of tho Hutt Park* • .From/Mr, Geo.'Frost: "No. 1. I shall be only •\ •• * 00 . P' casc< l '° * r J' and obtain-, tho information - /desired, riot-only from Melbourne and Sydney, , - -.. but also from other places of importance, as I //:-/;// fully satisfied,. thiit- there;is "ample evidence : ' '"\ a A 'hero ig room for ' improvement'in" tho ad-. ' : ministration, of tho city reserves. : : No. 2. Re ■'/:■//;■ Hutt Park.—l hftro "not' siifficiont/data. before. t° ha ableito give.a.defihife answer, hut, if. /■/// , :E hall boprily too "pleased to obtain all information,, and if conditions are favourable, be.shown that it is:required: for rev.// ; ;creation purposes,'ithis 'will{also 'have' my slipport. ; - I. : elected , rr ■; Jo tho City Counoil, I shall be pleased to movo >"r- jnat i : tnd" counoil obtain --reports from the ilel- '•.•' .' bol i? no , nnt ' Sydney ._ City >- Councilsas ...to /tho . j,; : .:. --methods ; and Viunder "'which; : the 're-' // preation grounds of/those Cities are • adminis-. tered-and controlled with a v?ow to 1 the adopJ? 0 ®!; *".'similar.'methods/arid conditions.in .Weir ;.. : raneton; As regards.' obtaining' for, Wellington • a share in the /control .of - the :Hntt Patk by a " n f. tt?, Hutt Park Act,' 1907,/ amended in ii re!c£ !? , '> 1 '.'K»y®. to say that;if ; it' is-found . the;.city 'recreation' grounds' (ire ■ hot suffi:r Tl 'h?::i : e'juirements :qf : ; ,the: Assooiated ; of - Wellington, -I ,am< prepared : ' r f get the amendment asked, for, but I".-.-v*.':: iWnuW iiiuch prefor to sos- tho town grounds put '■?' .into proper .order,, to-'prbvent, the; athletes :hav-. p'.to go so far out of town." ' . . Mr... A. B. Atkmsou: "(1), I am , -in :-\fav» o tf h6 .!CHy;.Council:;seouringi;fnll;irifofma 1 r T:Jfelb6nrhe :;and^ ; . Sydney : City : ns'::tb tlie Jthe:-re-:F^W^«re™°n:'groimds in .thofo,'citlei'/(2) I.should. . :■ .. bo gad to see tho City Council given -a share control. of' the Hutt' Park.. in which 'y#r; "i - there aft •?reftt.; possibilities y for: the :. athletic ', ■ iutnro of tho-.city as, its popnlatioli grows, and' ; ; • . the means of .c'Ommiinication 'improve. v'l'f such' . J step /involved . iin'y, newr financial.:.liability on -part of the city,; it ,would, of course, re- .-' • luiro very careful ooi^idifetioh-.''-But.'a--,p«-Act.' inake'siit: quito^'/cleqr,'that; tlib would.'; not 'ho.ceskrily.-'entail/tho'. expen-' .. / dituro of a .single renfllr." ■ / • .-From Mr. E .MaCoMic: "No. I/Should I I>6 ! electc-d I sh all-.support, the tliat;the'm-. and Melbourne©3.°-^ c s,as v^°;maniier. WhicK'the rocrea-' ttridGr.-tlieir./contTol^adiriinis-I would Vgo -further.' -'As a - resident . ?f Alelbourne ':fpu.:abouti/seyeh;iyears, > il^hduld : K-;/.'M'/ .'nquiro such grounds-as .-. , tho. Melbourne, Ea?t Melbourne, "South •' Jrel-' , bonrno, North :,3lelbouriie, | and ; various /other. ■ V-7^ -cncket; grounds ctra. held. •: I / have >visited? them Hr#r., ;;3Cp Of-times, :hut never for, admission...No. 2. I.should have. to.consider : ?'■ &$£ this nnostion very: carefnllv, ns a sharo in .tho • I Jot : the. ; Htitt'-Park.- iv'ould nece§sarily. - ? ! ? n a .in the'<spen.se.'. looking at tho fiy/^iywstMC^,of/the/Hutt Park from the city, I am-! iir*?>!'?'? ce P!'^ s^t°!'thb.! beiiefit';:that/TO!uld/accrUo; .the city bv-: a sliarQ iti' tho coritrol, .-thQ^Yattkee\said; ; ;mv.' opinsiiifc';they.rCaE' be altered'/; r'.:v?|'^-i-! ! when I am-, shown the :henefifc a shar'econtrol :wonld;he v v> vZ- 'V) 9 1 ? 1 »toiler-:. , re ttirne d to. . £££•'• council r 'l'..shall> : he!.-slad ',to.'agree-vto -your first ;V reports;; should: ho Obtained . . trom Melbourne and. Sydney City Councils as : fe ":%> *°!< ; ) ie ; l nethbdsjand;'cohditions:u!nder'which ; the ; ;/ . - Ifcrsation .grounds..'^of./'thosci.cities!aro' raanaged:'' ,y' . With-regard to your second question, I hare no !•;/ ; doubt'that you aro?aware/that/the/Reserves ... Committeo of the council .havS iust/oom'ploted Ei/yiii/i-the; necessary/survey of tho.,Town Bolt with, a / view to making provision to meet the reqnireof'the/ZTE'rious, sports-W(tliei.--I<Shb-nHot- ■■ ment of theso srounda.will bo madft'bv the new /- -' - 'commufceei 'and will .'in /a 'great /measure remedy, i • tho .evil under which your bodies ; have:ibeen for / s onie time. :I .have;/howeverSno objection to'make tho necessary inquiries as to ~ :••. conditions under.,which:tho Cstv Council ; / . ' °. bt ? ln a' share; in/the. control of tho - - Hutt.-Park, after ; ;which.: tlioij/wholo .question '■.. /'. .; could bo . taken into; consideration." / . it ■ ;; : \/s.James Dykes;has answered both q'ues-' - -.- - tions m'tho affirmative'. .!.-/ I/