CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 718

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grounds (though still to a _ great extent necessary for completing the sanitary requirements) costs only about $7,000 out of the $40,000 - while

$

by

it an addition of

some 18/4/2

acres is made to the recreation

ground and a great public improvement is effected.

There is one other

reason which renders it~

very

desirable not to postpone

this scheme.

In the spring of last

year

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year a newly formed club. _ called the Athletic Club, applied for a lease of the Bowrington Gardens - about 7 acres in ~ extent - which they proposed

Gardens-about

to convert into tennis courts,

tracks etc.- and,

running

apparently overlooking the ~ contemplated scheme of adding these gardens to the public recreation ground_ Mr Fleming promised the Club a lease of the gardens for 7 year

at a nominal rent.

Objections