PARK COMMITTEE

Hutt News, Volume 6, Issue 20, 18 October 1933, Page 5

PARK COMMITTEE

The quarterly meeting of the Hutt Park Committee was held last week. There were present Messrs W. Gh Meldrum (chairman), B. 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 cmmittee to pay current rates due. The thanks- of the committee were also expressed to the Hutt Eiver Board and the Lower Hutt Borough Council for agreeing to remit arrears of rates.*

The Hutt Valley Lawn Tennis SubAssociation inquired if the committee had any ground available for the laying down of courts to serve as a. lawn tennis centre for the valley. Mr. Toomath said he toped the .committee would give the request serious consideration, as tennis was increasing in popularity, and it would be possible ior the park to become an important tennis centre. The park had been planned with a view to the provision of courts in the north-western 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.

A reply was received from the Wellington .TitoUiftg Club denying that the club Lhad committed a breach ef its lease by .allowing an .outside club to bold a trotting meeting on the park.

,TJie lease,provides-;that for the first two trotting meetjngs .held each year the club .shall be charged £75 each, but that subsequent meetings shall bo at tho rate of £25. On JSaptombor l(i tli«» Hawke's -Bay Club held a meeting which was paid .for ut.thc date uf £35. The committee" considered that uu outside club . should fpay the larger rate, and that the Wellington • Olub had no right to allow the Hawke's Bay Club to havo ,tlm oneetiig at the less rate. In iits teply -the .Wellington Club explained that the meeting was a joint one, and that the control of.the meeting was in the hqnds of the Wellington Club, . ' ■ - ■

-Members u pointed out.that no provision ; had been mj&de,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 exeautive was instructed to hav.e 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 motor oamping ground and to provide, lighting. points for the

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 £22/14/11 and. ,had closed with a balance of £50/7/6. The receipts had been £435/16/6 and the expenditure £408/4/1.

The chief items in the-receipts were fees from sports bodies contributions from local bodies £134/6/-, petro pump lease £21, tennis £16, and sundry users 13/12/6. The chief items of expenditure were Rates £135/1/-, provision for motor campers £44, additions to house £28, and insurance £15/7/6.

' Mr. Toomath reported thlt it -vras very unlikely that the Waiwetu Golf Club would be granted an extension of its lease.