THE MAITAI ESTATE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 June 1911, Page 4

THE MAITAI ESTATE

THE PROPOSED REOREATIC?N

ItESER VEIS

At. last night's meeting op the City Council a. leti.tr was read from Mr. F. Greenfield (fur tho Commi?«ic.n<jr of Crow,n Lands. 'Mr. B. T. Sad-d) in rei«a> e.iue to t.li-e a.equis;it.ion of laud 1 in tho Maitai llov for re.creat iom purposes. The lot ten* staled that tuo Commissioner had furnished a. full report ito the Government with regard to the mutter, and had stated therein, what- tho probable cost of the aemiisit ion of the nciccesary land would he. and that t.lis NeJson G'itv Couin.eil had voted .-R3CO towards ihis object, and that there would be .no difficulty in raising a. further suini by subscription' or otherwise if ne.ee ss'ai"y. If tho Government would ,assist on. a £ for £ basis no doubt the legalisation wan Id 1 l>e 'proueeded with at .a.n oarly l 'Vhe clcr.k to- the. /W.aim.ey. Clounity Council wrote informiing tho City -Couincil that it could n,ot, see- its way to give anv financial .assi st a nine in the matter of "the Maitai recreation. reserve, but would be plen.stxl to assist in endeavouring to induce the Government to purchase tho la.ndi required. Both letters were refeuredi to live Reserves Committee.