CAMBRIDGE DOMAIN BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13489, 16 May 1907, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE DOMAIN BOARD.

A JffißTiNG..of the Cambridge Domain Board 1 was held on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. J. Ferguson presiding. The North Island Eggi laying Association wrote asking the v Board ,to put a gate in the Domain fence opposite to the entrance tp the competition ground: They also.sent, an invitation to the members ! •of the Board to attend the opening cere[mony. It waa decided to remove the gate; from near the railway station, widen the ! railway authorities 'i.'will-. not permit to be ! opened,': and put'-' ft/ where, uesired by : : the association, ine my'itauou v.txn aieo accept-, ed. Mr. Butler /(secretary of the Cambrioge' ; Bowiing Ultut/ t*ruw:-- 'iu view of .'.the .ijout-'h Auckland JJowiing toarnameiii. being 'iueid nere..uoxt. year, my club contemplates: j making tk' apeoiai 'enort to' get'-the" greens : 'into .first-class orders My, committee'are ad-! vised'- that satisfactory work cannot be done J } with the 'roller "" now in use, and 'that an! up-to-date water roller, such as ail the Auck-i : lana provincial bowling clubs have, in es-! ; sentiax to ' the • proper ? upkeep iof the v green, 'on-vaooounfr^of, the .heavy expense ,the ciuo. 1 * will be put to in connection with the.tourna.f ment, lam requested. ask you to 'purchase « water roller and grant us the use 'of the same. It was determined to .accede to the :request. ' According to'-v-mstructions the secretary intei-viewed the secretary -of the ! ! Cambridge -Tennis -dub - with- respect': to the - courts being in a bad state. Tie Domain. Board resolved to .allow their men to keep' the courts free from weeds if .the..tennis olub! would undertake to pay £6 per annum fori .the work. The chairman" stated '•that the! Board contemplated .amongst • other . works ' for the year the erection 01 a.band rotunda, • and he had procured plans of a handsome i cast-iron one from "a" Home firm. The cost j 'of the same set up in the Domain would be from £200 to £250. He said the CambridgeWest Board had -funds they did not know what to do "with* at present, and after some discussion ; tne chairman was authorised to wait upon the Cambridge. West Board, at its next . meeting, to. discuss the matter. j " - '- . •-:'■'■• -' j