THE SANDS RESERVE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 December 1909, Page 2

THE SANDS RESERVE.

THE QUESTION OF ACCESS. The Works Committee of the City Council, in its report to the Council, made the following recommendations last night in connection with access to the Sands Reserve:— (a) That the public be not granted access from Golf Road, (b) -That a. £0~0 l»e o^eted alone^ the Parker's Rpad boundary of the reserve, (c) That an information be laid, against any nerson damaging Dy heavy wheeled traffic or otherwise the eyde track, fence, or any other part of the Reserve. (d) That a. -deed of dedication be prepared. _ On the clause referring to the .Sands Reserve, Cr Field" moved that ib* word- "not"' be struck put of clause "a," and the words "by means ot a wicket gate, to be used for foot traffic only," be added to the clause. The clause was one of the most absurd that, any -Council could bring forward. The reserve belonged to the public, and did it not follow that the public rfenbuld iiive access, to their own wservei TSt the Clause debarred tho public acceSs to their own reserve Gates were erected at*the Botanical Reserve,- and at all the corners of Vie. fory Square. Why, then, should there be any difference in regard to th* Sands' Reserve! - <3r~ Turner seconded the motion pro forma; but would vote dead against it. ■ He would not give up an mob of . la Vr. Grace said that the public would be best served by tho f f> ce * c, X t Intact The public had nothing to do with the Golf Road. Cr Neale supported the resolution, and certainly thought that a £ate would be of great benefit, to the pub--The Mayor opposed, as he did not behevo in anyone taking their road without the city's leave. That seem.--cd to be nothing to some Councillors. -If it had been a poor man who did^t, that vonld have been something. He was astonished at such a resolution Thß fesolution "was- put ana lost by sto 3. Aye: Ors. Field, Pettit. and Neale Noes: Crs .Turner, Adams, MoConchie, Orace. and the Mayor. Cr. Lightband said that he woulotrather not vote and retired. tirJ B Saion wrote in reference to a road marked on the plan of the Tahunanui Eatate.and stated that the road did not appear on -his originalplan. He was making inquiries to find -out how the road came- to be shown on the published plan. - »The Mayor moved that a letter be sent to MiessTs Fell, Jackson, and Rout, askirig-them how the toad came to be shown ori the plan. --;■ Crs. Turner, Neale, Grace, .; Adams, and VMcConchie considered the Mayor's motion premature. The Mayor's motion was not second. Ed ; - •' Cr Adams moved, and Ci. Turner seconded, that the Surveyor-General, be asked to supply a copy of the plan. — Carried.. . , — . : .