NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 71, 24 March 1926, Page 14

NELSON NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent.) NELSON, 22nd March. Mr. Hurst Seager, who" at the invitation of the; committee, has taken in hand the improvement of the Tahuna Lands Keserve, visited Nelson oh Friday. Addressing a well-attended meeting at the Municipal Chambers in the evening, he-said he had visited the Sands that day, and expressed his ad 'miration of the enthusiasm displayed over the development idea. The Sands had wonderful possibilities.1 One could visualise among other things a motor drive round the reserve. Plenty of room should be provided for . cars to prevent overcrowding. ;■ It was an ideal spot for a racecourse, and in the centre could be a cricket, and football field. . Splendid tennis courts and bowling greens could., also be visualised, and perfect "beauty spots could be made. A fine building and bathing pools, etc., for the children were also possible. The of the bathing shed would be a matter for consideration owing to shifting, and one solution was to have tents, such as wero seen at some of the English and Continental resorts. Mr. Hurst Seager then dealt with town-planning, which ho said was not a fad or a. hobby, but a most economical thing— the exercise of foresight which made for the efficiency and beauty of a town.* Eegional planning meant the concentration of all the industries of a town where they could be worked in the most economical manner. Transportation was also an important question, and related closely to the congestion of traffic, and the economical upkeep of roads. A garden city would provide for every:. necessity ,of ■ life, •; while; ; a garden suburb ; was ■a '' system of dormitories ''-; which would not sojve the economic question. Towns should have a belt round them properly defined, and arrangements for the building of beautiful little villages with all .the", amenities which made up the ■ sum of. human happiness. Other matters-dealt' with were the provision of, children's play grounds and tree-planting.. Mr. Hurst Seager strongly condemned the unsightly hoardings which, were erected in many places. .In some parts of America everything was being done to prevent the erection of such disfigurements. He concluded by saying Nelson could be made more beautiful than many places he had seen in other parts of the world. On the motipn of Mr. H. Atmore, seconded by Mr. H. K. Duncan, a hearty vote,'of thanks was accorded the"speaker. ' .". Mr. Arthur Jordan, the- celebrated vocalist, will visit Nelson at an .early date, and .while here will be'the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. Short. Mr. Caughley, Director of Education, is on a holiday visit to Nelson. Mr. W. Devenish arrived in Nelson on Saturday,, and intends to spend the winter here. ' ' ;■ Big shipments of fruit left Motueka last week. On Tuesday the Titoki tdok away 15,822 cases for Wellington, the Nikau loaded 4438 cases on Tuesday-; and on Thursday a shipment of 7170 cases was made by the Alexander. Mr. C. M. Hewett, of Wellington, ha3 been appointed manager of the Motueka branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia.