DOMAIN BOARD.
An ordinary meeting of the Christchurch Domain Board was held at the Municipal buildingß, at noon, to-day ; present — Messrs Leonard Harper (Chairman), H. P. Murray-Aynsley, the Mayors of Christchurch and St Albans, and Mr Alex Lean, Secretary. Letters were read from A. L. Taylor, John O'Callaghan and Morris, employees of the Board, acknowledging, with thanks, the increase in their salaries. The Executive Committee's reporb was read as follows :— (1) Thinning the plantation has been carried on during the past three months, and is now finished for the season. (2) Much yet remains to be done next winter in the same direction. (3) The rides in the North Park have been made good with soil from the South Park. (4) The Domain has been greatly improved by addition to the lawn in front of the Museum, by the paths being made good and by topdressing the flower borders. (5) An application for an asphalt| lawn tennis ground on the old archery ground in the Domain has been made, but is not recommended to be granted. (6) Reports from the Head Gardener and Park Banger were laid before the Board. (7) The cottage in the nursery having become dilapidated, it was proposed to reinstate it at a cost of .£32 155. (8) A watering engine was required for the Domain. The Chairman said that since the last meeting of the Board the ride in the North Park had been put in fair order, by filling up the holes and ruts. He also reported that those trees in the Park that had failed had been replaced with young trees. The thinning out of trees already referred to had been done very carefully. Some pinus insignia and other trees had been taken out where necessary, but there had been no ruthless destruction of trees, and the work had been very well and carefully done by the contractor. It waa decided to carry out the recommendation of the Executive Committee, with regard to repairing the cottage, and the purchase of a barrow-pump for watering purposes.- ' j
The Secretary reported that the Bank balance of the Board was credit JBI-10 12s 9d, and that the sum of .£94 7a was due for rent, and would be available Bhortly. The Head Gardener reported that considering the drought, the plants and shrubs in the gardens were looking well, though , the dry weather entailed a large amount , of extra work in watering them. As many of the seeds sown had not germinated, he had planted a lob of seeds in frames, to be ultimately distributed in the flower beds. Messrs H. J. Veitoh, of the Exotic Nurseries, had sent a gift of seeds for the gardens. During the past season he had felled a quantity of poplar trees, which would be sold as firewood. This report and thatoi the Park Ranger were approved. A circular from Government, asking for information as to the names of the members of the Board, and its funds and expenditure, was laid on the table. It was decided to enforce the Board's by-law against bicycle riding in the Park, and the Board adjourned.
DOMAIN BOARD.
Star (Christchurch), Issue 7032, 10 December 1890, Page 3
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