INSTITUTE BATHS

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 64, 13 September 1945, Page 6

INSTITUTE BATHS

NO MAJOR GRANT

SUBSIDY PROPOSED

The City Council decided last night that it could not meet the request made by the Boys' Institute for a grant of £5000 towards the reopening of the Tasman Street tepid baths but will consider the reinstatement of the foimer annual subsidy of £200 towards th« maintenance of the baths if the institute sees its way to arrange for their reCoun3or R. L. Macalister, chairman of the reserves committee, which «aye the matter particular consideration said that the committee was unanimously of opinion that m view of the undertaking given by the council that a poll would be taken of all ratepayers upon the question of the building of a full-sized Olympic pool, which would cost at least £100,000, the council should not accede to the reauest for a grant of £5000 for the lesser baths, but that should the Boys' Institute make its own plans to reinstate the baths the council should consider the reinstatement of the subsidy previously given in recognition of the facilities offered. Councillor R. A. Wright took the attitude that the council had treated the institute very generously, in the matter of rating particularly. No more generously than a number of other organisations, said Councillor M. Fraser, who, with other councillors expressed warm appreciation of the work of the institute for younger boys. __