THE HUTT PARK.

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

THE HUTT PARK.

[ 4 [ ADMINISTRATION OP RECREATION ( GROUNDS, ' 1' '■'■ ■' n T ,¥ ??9 r^?, r y of. ilie Associated, Athletic L - v .DOuies (Air. RB. Vauce).seeks to-explain how I .."'Councillor Ballingcr is under:' a, misapprehenf•• '-.' Bion m rcspect to the. financial aspect of tho . FV',l." ; • r ' : : :- a^^ l (^ s tration of. niuhioipal 'recreation. - that '/.-gentleman's letter.' in \ tno following terms — •:•.'• . '> " Dear . Sir >-I you ' ■ y : letter of the "Associated V; Athleticßodies, asking-.whether' you would £•'••• S oro f'ty Ctiuiicil to obtain reports as to & l ?/v^V:"--o;-""; t A l^: r.ihe'-'ihilnioipal re* , .-serves in Sydney and Melbourne, and whether - . ,vou woxikHavour tho council obtaining share i?-,, control:of.the Hutt\Pari;.My«comijiittcd ;•: think, howcTcr, .tnat -yaii,'in. common with : s'W> :'< other citizens,rare >hd«i- : 'a' misapprehend ....... son as to the .position,-of -tlwi'Hutt Parle.-: I ' : ?{"• ..therefore, ..instructed, to, pdint-otit that - tho « a'share: in : the ,coiitrol. of. the park '■ : ,would m:;if^?r:W.Th©,:;.Hntt-. : over one ,-; -himdred acres .of practically )<yel la'nd, situated ?: j Sl ft ?. 0 ' ' old -Hutt .ri'icebourse.* • This •£&■$ n ?, ™ s ; wrißerly, : held hy % . trustees .imder-:tho ; .#•{.'"l lc . Fajk, a hd - Racecourse , A'et,-: 186(5/ °[ i'ftfl ProriMtj,'including ,S'x; ; H -l i, ? , -, C %- :'vßr-.jtl;o - : Eutt:(Part; Act,; ..: tho.-land -was vested in-trust for: rccreat'on s - .^audihjj;,committee;;^v' frl from time./by: r the: councilsvof; * ; of,.Petone,,lAw6i, I ;.Huttrand East- : l!Sn n » ! 1 0 r ,the council of Wei's a!? i? ■ s J l ?rW4' ! .moluded ; in ltliis • ..- . . Act, and that .the r.ity is entitled to 'have the ;is ( :tahdvthat:in'thd ..lutnre it. will be nec6nsary. ; foi: -tli«" city/to-uSe - - nied 3 ! ° n W A V !ic dif >- donnas lire eccu. ®?.'! '-fsvehuc, : my coiti--S°. nld P?"'*." ° ut > nevcr suffer by, the: '■SSr- of-tho city ; o ; 'thJ n ~..^v traTe .V f "rtter-;-'/or; Jf thai r'..recreation ?•■'. I 5 unaTPidable, ,:-,-ind;-consequent! v tho . I:, . Rroumls.un. the city thaMiia>serv;ed by!- the f-ffiv:,-.- ' tramn ay , system -..would-..'ahrajS be' occupied iit fe;(-f •• ''- a --the' te.PSPP'srseekiufi;.,exercise recrea- . - tion ; could; •,nth the aid. c-f ,a-faster raihvav ' / ' ninlf C %" S ? committee,K-: '■■•■' - '^ on >":'i« > »'theniselvss W fT 1 ' 0 pr ' v 1 ( 'V than; proIt. ' ' ■^ £ ? er ? 1 :« cixsts of the city, and ; they ' }™uld ; -empjiasise ;:the;: : faet;; tljat,-sb'.'far/ [' - : ' burdensctithr. ratepayers, ; f . ?w. J cos l tho C!t - V 'iPthinti !,-.!!- would proh&^o^.^t^onß^far.;;;a considerable [. the, imposition oiv,.thf>.^ptcpavers. of any new burdens in the way of leans' for the pur- ■ iv':;:' V.. i>. 80r T-'H iV 0 " !tm . hN-'rj'oreatiin grounds, i • • h Sfu'' °^.' ; ' 10 ftt ' ,er raudjdates appear also J '^unnsr'binder. a-nii'.ai)prehcrision ;re- ( Bardini: the position of . i-ho Ihit I'ark, I am p, V " supplying a copy of this letter' to the press."