BEACH BEAUTIFICATION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19340, 2 June 1937, Page 14

BEACH BEAUTIFICATION

PLEA FOR £IOO AT KAITI REFUSAL BY COUNCIL A plea to spend >£loo this year on the beautification of Kaiti Beach was turned down by the Gisborne Borough Council last night. Cr. J. 11. Hall said that he regretted that the council had not sot aside an amount for the beautification of the Kaiti Beach and lie moved that £IOO lie allocated for the purpose. Cr. J. Webb seconded the motion. Cr. IT. 11. DeCosta: How do you intend to beautify it? Cr. Hall said that the first thing to To was lo make a clearance of the shacks and to plant trees. The Mayor. Mr. D. W. Coleman. M.P.. said the council had cut down all things that were not necessary, and an addition of £1 CO would mean an extra 2-64 d in the £ on the rates. Cr. DeCosta: The rates are high ,enough now. The Mayor: We cannot have these things and keep the rates down. Cr. DeCosta said lie would agree to i reasonable scheme, but that could not be done while the shacks were then.. Cr. Webb suggested that jf the shacks were allowed to remain the should be increased and the increased •cut could he used for beautification. , He did not think that the shack owners would object and. in fact, some were willing to . pay more. He would give lotiee to move that the rents lie nrreased. Cr. Hall said that even if it did cost \64d in the £, that would he little enough to make the beach one of the finest picnic resorts for many miles •iround. It was only for lack of courage 'hat the council had not let the matter go forward. The Mayor: Order. You must not •lecuse the council of not doing the right tiling. Cr. H. E, Maude: The ratepayers night, believe him. Cr. Hall said that he would lay the •natter before the peonle at tile next '•ouneil election, and lie believed that the people would criticise the council Tor lack of courage. The Mayor ; Order, order. The motion to spend £IOO on the Kaiti Beach was defeated. Cr. Hall being tile only supporter.