A GOOD EXAMPLE

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 129, 28 November 1923, Page 4

A GOOD EXAMPLE

The proposal that business houses should subscribe for life membership in the Miramar tennis courts has already met with a response. The Directors of the Bank of New Zealand have decided to subscribe £500, thus purchasing five life memberships, and enabling the Bank to nominate twenty members of its staff to play upon the courts. The action of the Bank Directors is one which may well be followed by other similar organisations. The boon conferred upon staff members by purchasing playing rights for their benefit is one which will certainly be appreciated by the recipients. There are many employers who would wish to furnish recreation facilities for their employees, but find the task too difficult or too expensive. The Lawn Tennis Association's scheme provides a means suited to the requirements of small and large staffs and male or female workers. There is this, also: that in assisting the scheme the Bank of New Zealand and other houses which may subscribe are encouraging a practical self-help policy which will be of great benefit to the city. The Association is endeavouring to provide for the needs of tennis players now and in the future, and its enterprise should be encouraged.