SUMMER SEASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23161, 6 October 1938, Page 14

SUMMER SEASON

, CALL OF THE SEA beaches on north shore i MANY : IMPROVEMENTSMADE In preparation for the approaching summer season various .works ranging from minor renovations to the- construction of new buildings, have been completed or will bo Wished' shortly on North' Shore beaches/ The : Devonport and •Takapuna Borough 1 Councils • have been responsible for; many of the improvements-, but other works have been' due to private enterprise. *

The waterfront between the Naval Base affdNortli. Headia now fully; projected' by a sea wall; '.tho last section of this/, Cheltenham Road and "the torpedo 1 yard.at North Head, .having been recently completed' by the Devonport Borough Council. A ramp up which' pleasure oraffc can be drawn has also been built adjacent to the torpedo yard,. Proposals! aro on foot vto improve the Devonport Yacht Club's hauling out area on King: Edward Parade. ' \ ' ■" '' ' '

A sea wall and 20ft;promenade has been constructed, by the : Devonport council between Arawa and Bath Streets at the northern end of - Cheltenham Beach. With the assistance of the council, the Wakatere Boating Club has rebuilt its hall at Narrow Neck. The erection of new men's and women's bathing sheds on Takapuna Beach ; at the foot of the Strand is now being carried out for the Takapuna Borough Council. These sheds, which will. be ready for use in about six weeks, will provide much more accommodation than the changing quarters recently demolished. Smaller bothing sheds aro being built near the foot of St. Leonard's Road at the southern end of the beach.

At Milford tho proprietors of the large swimming pool plan to carry out extensive improvements during the next few Weeks. This work will include the concreting of portion of the floor of the pool, the construction of a culvert to provide a bettor intake* of water, and the erection of a groin to stop sand drift at that end of the beach.

Many improvements of a minor nature are also being carried out at the various beaches. Work is being done on access roads and paths, buildings and fences are being painted, and weeds and rubbish are being cleared away.