BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12016, 19 December 1924, Page 18

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

' CO-OPERATIVZ EFFORT. , FOB BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY. GENERALLY. There is a well-worn saying to the effect that assistance is always lorthcomiug to.those who help themselves, and it the suburb' Of. Brooklyn. is making exceptional progress in municipal and social'matters, it is due'to the tact that residents, have not. hesitated to dip. fairly ..deeply intotheir own stocKing!. before' asking for help: Just> to illustrate .this, let it be pointed out that within recent date the residents have raised £450 by means of the Queen .Carnival, . nearly. £IOOO toi the very worthy war, memorial' to those who laid down their, lives in.the cause of freedom, and .which, was,, unveiled by the late Governor-General, .Lord Jellicoe, in September last ; and £I2OO for the children’s play, area, .which has proved. such. a boon to the local juveniles, and is a lasting credit to the district. . , , , , . The'civic spirit is kept alive by tne Municipal Electors’ Association, -which was strongly revivecT in 1923, and has

. done very good workduring the past year- They watch civic administration, and ■ do not' hesitate to l approach the City Council if need be. ■ GOOD SERVICE. Brooklyn is well served by the trains, . a ten-minutes’ service throughout the 2 day and a five-minutes’ service at the busy hours. " To stand on the' heights t and look across the'district to-. - wards the harbour shows the extent to i .which it. has' developed for residential i purposes," and it is hot easy to' realise )■ that thirty , years ago it was a sheep- > .run. ’, Since the tram route, has been made up. and graded and. a good road . exists,' this' is now used in preference i to Ohiro road. It is only a tenl minutes’ ride from the Post. Office, -and, 1 has-an excellent shopping centre; obvia--2 ting constant visits to the city. ! There ; is a [picture show three, times a week, i churches of . nearly all denominations, - and St. Matthew’s Hall provides a. good r room for'social purposes. ■?•.'. 5 The school has a roll of about 700, . and the excellent discipline prevailing is ■ greatly duo to the headmaster, Mr J. B. Hopkirk. The play area is a great : acquisition to them,, and is the crown- > ing success of the work of .the executive i of the i Municipal. Association.; '.The

t equipment is being provided .out of the , funds raised at the Queen Carnival. 2 [The volunteer fire brig'ade is under the ‘captaincy of Mr J. Shortt. ~ ,PLAY AREAS AND RESERVES. 2 : Central Park is a beautiful , reserve s created out of gullies, but is noW an s [ornament to the city. It is well - ’equipped, and has a lovely rosery, which d is still worth seeing on account of the 1 beautiful blooms. Nairn street park is- > the favourite play area for vaiious sports - and games, while Baldwin’s Elat is bei ing improved, and the City Council is 1 also finishing'off the children’s play j area. The Horticultural Society is a very I active organisation,: and does much to - ’inspire-its members with a sense of-the. : [beautiful. The annual exhibition. showß , how keenly the classes are; coveted, and, , [the display is invariably a very fins 1 [one. . . , , The .annual'picnic is a popular event, . , and is observed [as a general holiday, s when about 1000 people enter into the . spirit of the function. I ; Land values have increased consider- . ; ably since developments first began, and s a good section to-day is worth from £lO i .to £ls per foot frontage. _ J;

. . A BEAUTY SFOT. Happy Valley is well knewa to motor- > ists, as it completes the .Queen’s Drive from thei city via. the bays. Thousands of motorists pass along this route during the week-ends when fine, and the ’bus service.takes sightseeing parties round this favourite route. On Sugar-loaf Hill stands Brooklyn’s tribute to the glorious dead, and this can be seen on the left of the picture . above* ■ There are several old' identities still resident in the district, notably Mr A. Fitchett, Mrs Shortt, and members of the Harrington-family. Brooklyn has also achieved some fame in the wireless world through the abilities of Mr Billingham and also Mr' Cooper, who estab lished two-way ' communication with England and the United States. There , are also several, other notable amateurs in the neighbourhood. . The view from. Brooklyn is superb, . either across to. the.’! harbour or to the strait, while the surrounding hill country also has .its charms.. There is undoubtedly a period of before this go-ahead suburb. ' “Oar Suburbs” article is continued on page 20. •>.. '