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DEVONPORT BOROUGH.

v. . , v„. . 'v.— -jix.'x- : SWIMMING POOL - PROPOSAL, ■ The Devonport, Borough Council met ion • Wednesday >< evening, .*' the U Mayor, Mr. vT. ■; ■ Lamont, presiding. Th© Public Works . Department wrote advising that portion of Queen's . Parade, adjacent .to th e aval - Dockyards, had been taken under the Public Works Act for . defence purposes. Mr. ■ ■ Hislop considered some compensation should be paid, by the .department.'; The ' Mayor stated ; that' the council : had •no option , but to forego its /claims to the area, and the question A of.compensation was ; referred f to the Legal and Finance Committee. A request' by the:■ Devonport ; Amateur : : Swimming Club ; for the provision' of a swimming pool on the waterfront "was received. Mr. Percy Taylor was appointed ; to r meet a - deputation, of / the combined sports ;i bodies interested in the : proposal. ! The trustees of ; the fire station fund> advised-' that thev had £585 .in , hand for . a fire ; station. The .council: resolved -to i call tenders immediately for/the fire station to absorb the loan of £2500 provided i for this purpose 'in .the recent ? loan. . . The caretaker on Rangitoto : Island in* formed the council, which ; constitutes the . - Rangitoto : Island Domain Board, that the i recent storm did considerable damage to . the tracks.on the island. .As the Domain - Board account is about * £600" in/, credit, -..: the resident engineer was . instructed to " prepare ; plans and . estimates for; a swim-, ining pool on the island, and if sufficient money is available, to submit also suggestions for a' properly-equipped . children's .. playground. ; , . / -' - ' ' : ■ V>.r- . . ..... . . .

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18722, 30 May 1924, Page 3

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DEVONPORT BOROUGH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18722, 30 May 1924, Page 3

DEVONPORT BOROUGH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18722, 30 May 1924, Page 3