NELSON NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 127, 26 November 1923, Page 8

NELSON NOTES

PRAISE FOR HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

NELSON, This Day.

At Friday's meeting of the Nelson City Council, while a report of the head gardener, Mr. Large, was being considered, Councillors' Watson and Nightingale spoke in high terms of appreciation of the manner in which the city public gardens were kept, botli councillors expressing their appreciation of the sense of the good citizenship of the members of the Nelson Horticultural Society, who some time ago undertook the planning and upkeep of a rose garden in a portion of the Queen's Gardens (situate between Hardy and Bridge streets). Councillor Watson said the Horticultural Society had done good work for the city in presenting and looking after the rose garden; it was now a "blaze of glory." Visitors to the gardens greatly appreciated it, and were loud' in their praise. Councillor Nightingale, in endorsing Councillor Watson's remarks, said the rosery was a great attraction, and just now caused more favourable comment than any other beauty spot in the city. The Mayor (Mr. W. Lock) also expressed his appreciation of the society's work. The roses made a very fine show. On the motion of Councillor Nightingale; the following resolution was unanimously carried: "That this council desires to express its thanks and appreciation of the splendid work done by the Nelson Horticultural Society in planning and carrying out the rose garden in the Queen's Gardens; and that the council also wishes'to assure the society of its hearty sympathy and co-operation in any it has in contemplation. ' In seconding, Councillor' Gibbs said he was charmed with the garden, which was quite as good as that in Christchurch, although, not on so large a scale. ,- :

fhe topic of the hour is the letter to Mr. Atmore from the Acting-Prime Minister, Sir Francis Bell, in reply to Mr. Atmore's presentation of the City Council's request for an inquiry into the founding and establishing of the Cawthron Institute, particulars of which have already been published in "The Post." When it became known on Saturday morning that such a satisfactory reply had been received, and that the matter had been dealt with at the council meeting, councillors received many congratulations on the results of their efforts. A full report of the correspondence relating thereto and the proceedings of the council meeting is being eagerly awaited. Something unique in local body experiences occurred on Friday, when the City Council received no less than three letters of thanks and appreciation (relating to different matters) from citizens residing in different parts of the city. The Mayor, who is •an old and experienced member of local bodies, having served almost continuously for thirty years, said it was very rare indeed for such letters to be received. He had never known three letters of appreciation coming before the council before. Some councillors were too astonished to comment. A letter was received from the Ratepayers' Association, but it was not one of the three mentioned. '