LANCASTER PARK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16907, 5 December 1922, Page 11

LANCASTER PARK.

MEETING OF BOARD. A meeting of the Lancaster Park Boaru was held yesterday ; present—Messrs S. F Wilson (chairman), F. Wilding, K.C., S. A. Orchard, A. Dey. D. Redpatb, W. Simpson, A. E. M’Phail. R. B. Ward, 11. It Wan chop and the secretary (Mr J. O. M’Gillivray). The statement, of receipts and payment.* for the period ended November 1, showed: Receipts—Balance at bank £661 16s sd, training fees 15s, deposit withdrawn and interest .£ll3B 16s 4d. ground rent (cricket) £6O. total £1&59 7s 9d. Payments were

£770 45 «Id, including mvmorin’v gmes L6OO. leaving :1 hala‘nce at bank of £IOB9 .15 sd. Of the balance £59 35 ixl belonged 1A) the Memorial Gan}; fund.

Lut‘lu'JAAul umw ”w... Tho (‘nntorhury Amatvur Athletic Club wrote thanking the board for granting the club tho use of Lancaster Park for tho sports meeting on Saturday. Decemhrr fl. The amré-tary of the Linwood Cricket ("lulj (Mr K. 11. Perv-ini- wrote protesting againz-‘t the m‘tion of the. board rnznrding “'H‘k’_'ls at Lancaster Park. The 'lrtte: stntpdz—S'Sincfi tho, nppning of the 999180" we havn had five dzzyfl’ practice. on the Oval and the TPEt on the Frog Pond. The PM: Pond is as rough as a paddock 1m pl‘nnl‘lc° and many hf our players will not practise on I'l on account of the flange: from thing halls—Ahe- representatives will {bar this out—and it is very rli<cou~ragmg to a club 10 find its member: vrill not Draufist’. Th 9 absonrp Of the (rams frnm the Park owing to the lotting of the wound Lu ot-licr bodies is another crunplninl 3S the park is mn- linmc of revpnur from afternonn tea. Mr. As “‘l‘ pay :1 good rental for same wo consider wo urn entitle-d to a fair deal and should gm what we pay for. Some M" cur mbmbmr’ consider that wn should claim a rohnte.“‘ The chairman said thn clulr trot tlw‘ zrmmrls L 25 vhcaper than Hm (‘lullr using Hagltxy Park. Mr Ward said' tho Complaint as In wickets aroso through thr {art that prm~ “505 land to he held an the south ground because the rival was. being iOl‘l‘d‘l‘O‘EPd, lie umlvretnorl that the clul—n hml sim-v resumed practise on the oval. The letter was received. and a complain: in the rnmv term; from the East Christchurch ("Inh was similarly dealt with. The chairman said clubs mam> thv mistnkv of Ihinkin: thoy pair] for {he 17""! wherpav tlieir rnnt was for the "so of the park. The St Patrick"= Sport= Association war: gi'anted the. usp of the park for March 16 and 17. 1923,