HUTT PARK

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1933, Page 14

HUTT PARK

MEETING OF COMMITTEE

The. quarterly meeting of the Hutt Park Committee was held.last evening. There were present Messrs. W. G. Meldnim (chairman), R. W. Toomath,- W. Wilson, and C. H.. Andrews. The thanks of. the committee were expressed to the Petone, Lower Hutt, and Eastbourne Borough Councils for contributions on a'pro rata population basis which enabled the: committee to pay current rates due. The thanks of the committee were also expressed to> the Hutt River- Board and the Lower Hutt Borough Council for agreeing to remit arrears of. rates. The Hutt Valley Lawn Tennis Sub-As-sociation inquired if the committee had any:ground available for the laying down of courts,to serve as a lawi. tennis centre for the valley. Mr. Toomath said he toped the committee would give the request Geriousconsideration, as tennis was increasing in popularity, and it would be possible for .the -park to. become an important tennis centre. - The. park had been planned with, a view to the provision of courts in .the . nqrth-w.estern corner. Mr. Wilson agreed with the. views of Mr. Toomath, and said he would like to see an arrangement made whereby courts would be- planned to provide for tennis for thirty years ahead. ....... It was decided to ask-the association to confer with the executive of the committee as a preliminary to further negotiations. r ','..' A reply was received from the Wellington Trotting Club denying that the club had committed a breach of its lease by allowing an outside club to hold a trotting meeting on the park. The lease provides that for the first two trotting meetings held each year the club shall be charged £75 each, but that subsequent meetings shall be at the rate of £25. On September 16 the Hawke's Bay Club held ■ a meeting which was paid for at the rate of £25. The committee considered that .on outside- club should pay the larger rate; and that the Wellington Club had no right to allow the Hawke's Bay Club to have the meeting at the less rate. - In its reply the Wellington Club explained that the meeting was a. joint one, and that the control of the meeting was in the hands of the Wellington Club. . . , Members pointed out that no provision had been made for outside clubs. It was. decided to accept the lower fee on this occasion but to. confer with, the club regarding a policy, for future outside meetings. The executive ,was instructed to have two more hard tennis-courts laid down as early as possible. ■ At the request of the Automobile Club it was decided to obtain a price for lighting the Ttisiw: camping ground and to provide lightu^ i-oints for tho use of campers. The executive was requested to have the motor camping ground defined. The half-yearly statement showed that the period had commenced with a balance of ; £22 14s lid and had closed with a balance ,of £50 7s 6d. .The receipts had been • £435 16s 6d' and the expenditure £408 ,4s Id. • ■ The chief items in the receipts were fees from sports .bodies £207, contributions from :local bodies £134 6s, petrol pump Jease £21, tenni3 £16, and sundry users £13 12s 6d. The chief items of expenditure were: Kates £135 Is, provision for motor campers £44, additions to house £2S, and insurance £15 7s 6d. Mr. Toomath reported that it was very unlikely that tho Waiwetu Golf Club would be granted an extension of its lease.