A SPLENDID GIFT.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17837, 9 October 1929, Page 4

A SPLENDID GIFT.

ANOTHER PUBLIC PARK. AREA IN OPOIA ROAD?* SOCIETY TO TAKE CHARGE. Hamilton's parks and reserves will have a valuable addition as the result of a gift of the riverfront land on the Claudelands side of the Railway Bridge, which has been made to the borough by Dr. A. S. Brewls and family. Messrs McMullen and Brown advised Mr W. H. Paul, chairman of the Beautifying Society, that Dr. A. S. Brewis and the members of his family have offered to present to the Borough of Hamilton for use as a public park a piece of land containing H acres, situated in Opoia Road and bounded by the railway line and the Waikato River. The donors have requested the Hamilton Borough Council to delegate the administration of the park to the Beautifying Society, as they feel it could not be placed in better hands. The donors also wish that no restrictions be placed on the use of the park by persons desiring to indulge in boating and bathing in the river. The Government valuation of the property, which is subdivided into seven sections, is set at £BOO. All the land has been cleared by the donors preparatory to being handed over to the Beautifying Society. The land is steep towards the bridge and nearly flat towards the south. It is already largely used by the children of the neighbourhood as a playground, and many bathe and have canoes at the shore. Some exceptionally fine pines add to the picturesque appearance of a naturally beautiful park.