WHAM ON KANGITOTO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18630, 11 February 1924, Page 8

WHAM ON KANGITOTO.

USE FOR BOY SCOUTS. THE OPENING CEREMONY. As a result of the efforts during the past year of several ladies and gentlemen interested in the Devonport Troop of Boy Scouts, a whare has been built on Rangitoto Island, where the boys will spend their holidays and week-ends. At the opening ceremony, on Saturday afternoon, at which several members of the Devon port Borough Council and about 200 visitors were present, Scoutmaster Knowles emphasised the benefit the whare would be to the Scouts in connection with their training. The scoutmaster urged on the members of the council the need for an additional playing area and swings for younger children. As there were no facilities for bathing on the island at low tide, he suggested that one of the natural basins on the island, adjacent to the • kiosk, should be converted into a swimming pool, which would be available for the Scouts and the hundreds of holiday-makers who visit the island during the year. In declaring the whare open, Mr. S. W. Luxford, Deputy-Mayor, congratulated the scouts on having acquired such a useful adjunct to their organisation. They would be able to live under camp-life conditions and carry out useful work and training. An the Bangitoto Domain Board was not without funds, he hoped the improvements suggested by Mr. Knowles would be carried out at an early date.