PUKEKURA PARK.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1923, Page 5

PUKEKURA PARK.

MEETING OF THE BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Pukekura Park Board was held last night. Present: Messrs. C. E. Bellringer (chair* man), H. Dempsey, R. C. Hughes, W. O. Weeton, W. F. Short, J. McLeod, A. T. Moore, and P. Stainton (hon. secretary ). The action of the chairman in author? ising the purchase of the section known as Atkinson’s, in Fillis Street, for £B5 wae confirmed. The financial position of the board was quite secure, said the chairman, but it would be necessary to increase the. revenue during the year. The secretary reported that the running of the park cost about £BOO a year. The in* coming revenue was about £4OO, leav? ing a deficiency of about £4OO to ba made up. The tender of F. G. Goldsworthy for painting the Poet a bridge and boating house at a cost of £44 11/- waa accepted. The chairman said it was hop-* cd to the work finished by thq ; time of the band contest. As the boat revenue was growing* and two boats were not sufficient for the busy season, the question of procuring another boat was discussed. It is,expected thifc season’s boat revenue will exceed £lOO, as the last month has produced about £2B. Messrs. Monro and Short were appointed to go into the matter and arrange, if possible, to procure an extra boat for 1 use during the band contest week.

The present arrangement with the Park Tennis and Croquet Club of paying an annual rental of £7 10/- for grounds having expired, a committee, consisting of the chairman and secretary, was appointed to meet the tennis club to make new arrangements. Attention was drawn to the fact that swings for children had been erected close to the Carrington Road and Gilbert Street entrances.

Votes of thanks were accorded Messrs. •Sanfowl .and Jones for their donation towards the children’s playground, and to Messrs. Govett, Quiiliam and Jiutchen for free drawing of deeds in‘ connection with the section purchased.