The proposed acquisition of Athletic Park, Wellington, by the City Council has been reported upon favourably by the Reserves Committee. The area is 8} acres of native reserve, and a lease was granted for 63 years from 1893, with revaluation every* 21 years. The Athletic Park Company^ offer their interests for the sum cf £4550. The earning power of the. company last year (mainly from the football union) was* £1718, from which" has to be deducted cost of- maintenance."' The report was. adopted, and steps are to be taken to ascertain whether the Council can secure the property'as a freehold. The present rental ground is £163 per annum,' and rates last year amounted to £247. ". TUSSICURA (Wild Cherry Balm) never fails to , give, relief in cases of stubborn coughs and colds, catarrh, etc. , , , To the thousands of. sickly, run-down, nervous, ull-of-pain and suffering men and women,,we recommend with all honesty and confidence this true friend, '" Dr. Ensor's Tamer Juice."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13762, 29 May 1908, Page 8
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