PATEA DOMAIN ROAD

Patea Mail, Volume XLIV, 26 March 1920, Page 2

PATEA DOMAIN ROAD

ORDLXAb’Y MB FT IXO Tin' ordinary meeting of the Paten Domain Board uas held in the JJorou”1; Council Chambers on Wednesday night. .Mr. ('. A. Larcombo presiding. Messrs • : ■ r' -u n, Strunts, Cronin, arnl Davies were also present. T he minutes of (lie previous meeting ■'ri' lead, and confirmed. 'l'll e' (jin's i ion of fencing the football ■■mud i ns discussed al length. some ■mbars maintaining tliat a movable fenee should be emded, whilst oMiers M - •'ti red that an ordinary non-move- ; 1 I ■ fimce would be bet ter. it was decided on the motion of Mr. M: rrisan. seconded by Mr. (TonDi Mia I ; wooden fi nec he erected for a dis- ■: nee of Phi yards on each side. 1 1 also resolved on the motion of the clinirman, seconded by Mr. Dams. that, in 'view oTjhe ditllenlty in o"'ici:riny the necessary timber for the i■’rnnment fence, a teneporary fence be "veted ininii'diately to meet the reedi’ements of th.e forthcoming foot ball ea son. M'r. Stronts ashed if the Board was I’'mg anything in connection with the 'iasler Saturday snorts to bo lodd in he Domain. The chairman pointed out that (he Board was willing' to assist the Sports ’ 'bib by every means in its power but • i'ar (he 'Board had not even been approached for the use of the ground a 's had they had any indication of the 'bib’s needs. The chairman also point- •' ! out that it was illegal for any body 'a make a charge for admission to the Domain until the permission of the i’-‘aril had been first obtained and th.e ■‘act duly advertised. The subject then dropped. The secretary submitted an estimate >f the cost of a memorial gateway proposed to be erected at: the entrance to die sports ground at the intersect ion of ! 'yinon!. and Surrey Streets. After a brief discussion it was de■ided that the chairman and iM r. 1 rents interview the ’Borough Council ■a the mat ter al its next meeting.

The secretary submitted a plan of he presen! reereal ion ground, gDing dimensions of (lie various tenuis and ■rocpiel lawns and showing how by a mutual arrangement between the members of the croquet and Bum's eb.bs an additional crocpiet lawn of the same f;:/.e as the present one could be made. After dismission it wa- decided to di- ('-■ r action in the matter until tlm next iwetiny of the Board,

Accounts were read and passed for civimuit and the Board rose.