WAIMATE BOWLING GREEN

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23257, 19 July 1945, Page 3

WAIMATE BOWLING GREEN

Establishment At Victoria Park Borough Council’s Decision The Waimate Borough Council has decided to undertake the laying down of a bowling green at Victoria Park, where already municipal tennis courts are established. The bowling green is to be put down at the expense of the Waimate Bowling Club, and in addition to paying an annual rental, the club will be responsible for maintenance costs. The club's proposals were considered at a meeting of the Council on Tuesday night. An area of half an acre on the site proposed to be used for tennis courts was required, and the club offered an annual rental of £5. The work of establishing the green was to be undertaken by the Council, the cost to be debited against the club, and the Council were to be responsible for upkeep for which the club was prepared to pay a maximum of £lOO a year. The construction of a pavilion at a future date was suggested, but the club proposed that, the Council should charge a rental for the use of the building. "I think we are all in agreement that it is an excellent idea,” said the Mayor (Mr W. F. Boland). Cr. R. H. White said he considered it a fair offer. The allowance of £lOO a year for maintenance was good. He asked for more details of the pavilion required. The Town Clerk (Mr B. S. Runciman) said the new green would, at the earliest, not be ready for play till toward the end of the second season, i and a pavilion was not necessary till, perhaps, the third year after it had been laid down. After further discussion it was decided, on the motion of Cr. G. R. Watters, to accept the Bowling Club's proposals, with the exception of the clause dealing with Ihe pavilion, this to be considered at a later date. Snow Damage The borough gardener (Mr N. M. Morrison) reported that the work lor the month had been the cleaning up of | all leaves and cutting of long grass in the plantations. The snowstorm had I had a severe effect on trees and shrubs, breaking a number and generally doing damage. He had spent three hours on Saturday and more than two hours on Sunday clearing snow from shrubs which had been bent to the ground. The Maori cemetery had also suffered, and the paling fence along the frontage had collapsed in places. Mr Morrison said he had not been able to visit Knottingley Park, where a number of limbs of pine trees had been broken down. Municipal Library The acting-librarian (Mrs S. Wilson) reported that there were 1013 readers in the adult section and 453 in the juveniles. New readers for the month were 10 borough and five county in the adult group and four borough and 10 county in the .juvenile section. Book issues totalled '4690 and 1476 in the respective groups. Fees amounting to £2l/9/5 had been collected.

The Town Clerk reported that for the same period of 1944 there had been 946 adult readers, book issues had totalled 4682 and the fees collected had amounted to £23/5/-.

The Finance Committee reported the appointment of Miss M. Moir as junior office assistant. The South Canterbury Catchment Board wrote advising that Mr G. R. Millward had been appointed engineer to the Board, and asking that all facilities be made available for a proper appreciation of matters of river control and land drainage in the area. On the motion of Cr. A. G. McHardy it was agreed to give every facility for inspection by the engineer of the Waimate Creek near the Public Hospital, where it was stated that the course taken by flood waters was becoming a matter of grave concern.

The Y.M.C.A. Commissioner, Pacific area, wrote requesting booklets, pamphlets or other publicity matter concerning Waimate for use in establishing information bureaux to help service personnel coming off duty to arrange for holiday and tourist trips. “We are receiving numerous requests for information concerning New Zealand and unless the Y.M.C.A. is conversant with vour area we arc unable to help," the letter concluded. ft was decided to forward as much material as possible. and the offer by Cr R. H. White of one cony of the Book of Waimate was accepted. The application of the Waimate Plunket Societ.v for their annual grant was approved. £lO being voted. Post Office Tower Mr D. C. Kidd wrote: “I have received your letter regarding the demolition of the clock tower, and have noted your suggestion to leave the tower as it is in the meantime and utilise the labour for the more important work of providing homes. I heartily agree with your Council and I shall be pleased to take the matter up with the Postmaster-General." “A satisfactory letter.” remarked the Mayor.

It was agreed to hold Arbor Dav on August 1, and to invite the three schools and County Council to co-oper-ate in the observance. The site of the planting was left to the borough gardener and the Town Clerk to decide. The application of Mr J. Lundon for permission to plav hockev on the oval at Victoria Park should the hockey clubs be reformed was granted. A donation of £2'2/- was voted to the Waimate Boy Scouts.