OCEAN BEACH DOMAIN BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12783, 2 October 1903, Page 2

OCEAN BEACH DOMAIN BOARD.

The monthly mooting of tlio Ocean Beach Domain Hoard, held lost evening, was attended by Mr J. 11. Hancock (in tho chair), Mossrs J. Uraithwai-tc, J. Green, D, Stirling, and I''. Anderson. Tiio Inspector of Police wrote acknowledging rtoeint of copy of tho board's bylaws, and stating thai tho police stationed iu the vicinity had boon instructed to ciiforou them. The Works Committee',) report (published last month) was road by tho Uhairman, who, in moving its adoption, said thero was nothing to add to it. The works indicated had been carried out, and tho extra inun had boon discharged, having finished their work. As to the groin, there _was 110 doubt whatever as t'j its beneficial effects, and 0110 could hardly have believed it would have had the effect it had had. All that had to bo done to it now was the putting on of a lew pianks, and that should be finic-hed the next day. Mr Stirling seconded tho motion; and Mr Groan thought tho report very satisfactory Tho report was adopted. Tho .Manager of the. State nursery at Tapaiiui wrote in responso to the board's application for l'inus maritima for planting, that there was at present no tiuppiy available.—lt was rwolved to mako early' application for a supply next year.. Air S. llrookea urate to tho c/fect that lie had objected to tho board's depositing nightsoil opposito his property, as the drainage would mterforo wit-h him, and ho now asked that tho drainage be diverted to its proper channel nlongsido tho roadway, and that a competent man be appointed to assess tho damago ho had already suffered —Referred to tho Works Committee to report. Mondy, Sim, and Stephens wroto with rcforenco .to rattle trespassing on tho domain,' and ro tho dosing of the road from tho Queen's drive to tho Beach.— Received.

Recommendations ro sanitary arrangements at St. Clair baths, and that a rope be put across the bath for the benefit of bathers, were referred to the Works Committee, Willi power to act. 'i|lie Secretary reported that the credit bank balance was £135 Os Id. Account amounting to £150 8s Ud were passed for payment. The Chairman stated (liat there were six sections 011 Victoria road, St. Clair, tliat required fencing; with resnect to four tho owners had agreed to provido tho material il tho beard supplied tho labour.—lt was resolved that tho fencing be undertaken under theso conditions. l'ho balance sheet as submitted was approved and adopted.—Mr Braithwaite pointed out that on nightsoil deposit rc-cwp'-fl showed £430 18s, and expenditure £5474 17s lid, and inquired if the thing was being run at a loss.—Tho Chairman said that nil outstanding account might be responsible for tho difference.—Receipts and expenditure about balanced, as a matter of fact, and the only profit 'they were making was tho quantity of grass.—Mr Green said it wasa quality of grass for stray cows to graze in. They should fenco it in, and ufe it for grazing.—llr Anderson said the last balanco ffheot showed a profit of £10—Mr Braithwaite: Wo shall watch it next year.— The Chairman said there was no cause for anxiety. Tho Chairman (speaking again with respect to tho groin at St. Clair beach) said it was tho first timo for eight years that they had seen any sand go inio tho baths, lor this tho groin wns responsible, but it was not going to interfere at all seriously in this way, ho thought. At low tido one could walk from the groin to tho baths on dry sand. Some of 'the old residents were; delighted. They had not scon such a beach for eight or ten years. Tho stones between tho groin and tho baths wore now all covered up. The board was now in tho position of Oliver Twist—they wanted at least one more groin as soon as possible. Tho sum that had been granted for the work \vfi3 £250. Tho contractor's estimate for the groin was £133, to which some extras might liavo to l>o added. Thebalauca was not sufficient to build another groin. Mr Braithwaite moved—'"That Parliament be respectfully asked to grant a, further sum of £100, which will completo another groin at St. Clair, tho present groin boing insufficient to thoroughly completo the work so successfully begun; and that this resolution be forwarded to Mr T. K, Sidey,

Mr Stirling seconded the motion. He said at least throe moro groins were needed, The Chairman said tho matter was specially important in view of the eleotric tram service coming to St. Clair next year. Threo or four moro-groins would give much more room 011 tho beach. The supervising engineer intended to rccommend that another be built. / Tho motion was carried, and the meeting terminated.