HUTT GRANDSTAND
RUGBY SUPPORT
AL one o£ the largest annual meetings of the Hutt Rugby Football Club, held last evening, there being over 130 .members pie6ent, the. club-accorded its enthusiastic support to the proposal, to erect a grandstand on the Hutfc Recreation Ground. The Mayor of Lower Hutt, Mr. J. W. Andrews, who was present by > invitation, /explained the whole proposal and again stated that he would Dot have put the proposal ■to < the people had there been any cost whatever.tothe ratepayers. The Loans Board,.which was there for the ; purpose- of refusing permission for proposals which were going to be a burden on the ratepayers, was quite satisfied, and the fact that a proposal for a' grandstand for another borough was turned down showed how keenly the board investigated the. matter. Miy Andrews replied to criticism regarding tho 'state of the ground, and said that' the footballers would have a better-drained and greatly-improved area quite ready for them when the season started. . The chairman of the • niceting, Mr. A. Marshall, said that His club was more than satisfied with the grandstand proposal an 3 was certain there vould ( Ue no liability on the ratepayers. The proposal was unanimously supported on the motion of Mr. C. W. Dudding.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 52, 2 March 1934, Page 3
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207HUTT GRANDSTAND Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 52, 2 March 1934, Page 3
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