The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-05-12 00:00:00

A HANIA4OIIR (*Tem YRON
.4o111)_WIMPOINIL_

The first Imuineas was to rea,ive a letter, wad hy tbe
Mayor from Gorr' Wimbonie, with refenlice to the
hing•tallted of Recreation grounds for the borough.
The Avon gave a brief explanatory resuni. of what
had lorevioualy been done in the matter, with which
sir readers are no doubt well aorittainted, and then
read the following letter fnuu his h,rd.hip, and his
reply to the game:—
" Roinhire, let May, rietb,

" I)ear Mr. Mayor,—! warn given to underatand some
week.. back that a deputation wws cowing to are me
on the aubject .4a tract .41and which the Corporation
of NA,. were anxious to purchaoe front the Canford
F..tate, for the purpose .4 turning it into a People...
Park and ltecreat l :round.

" I was unable toreceive thedeputstion at the time,
al. I WM just leaving home, hut at my request a state.
ment of the details of the scheme, tAigether with a plan
of the ground returns, to, Wl4l Men t Inc for considers.
tion. _

'• I find that the land which the Constration seek
to &attain., lies along the north shore of the l'arkstsme
flay, and embraces an area"( sciatic 2:i acne, which they
coutentplate enclosing. and laying out with walks and
drives. lawn tennis and cricket grounds, ornamented
with shrubs and plants and beds of &men,.
•• It is al., proptell to dant back the tide in Park-
stone Bay, so as to convert that sheet of water into an
ornamental lake, fitted for fishing and 'stating, and
other aquatic sports.
"I notice, further, that swimming baths and wash•
houses, the want of whicls ha. been so long and keenly
felt in the town, are intended to be erected in the
corner nearest to Poole.
" I consider the scheme an excellent one, and it has
my hearty approval. It is • project which WM matted
many yeara aim, and which has long been in my mind
as Mr right thing t.. do when the proper moment should
arrive. . . .

" In my judgment that time hwi now come.
"The Railway Company being about to double
their line across the Bay, an opportunity offers of en-
tering into tiiritiatioitis with thviii fir the imiertion if
a Plume gate in the opening under their embankment,
which will enable the water to In. maintained at what-
ever level may be deemed degirable, at the tame time
that meant are afforded of running it off and changing
it it, often a necewary.

" The isisitian, t.s.,;if the l'ork is mime happy. AA it
N ill ll.' ha A ii.WV Is•twisti Isitigileet, And l'ark•
atone, siimiunilid by mods which render it exceedingly
accessilile ti, all three.

" It is only matter of regret that Hamworthy, the
remaining s ort ion of the borough, will not be is, favour.
ably situated in point .4 distance.
" I am very anxious to promote the fortnatiora
such a Recreation Union?i as that under consideration,
which I am convinced will he of inunense benefit tsi the
town and neighbourhood, rand with this object in view,
I have the pleasure id writing to you, Mr. Mayor, as
the Chief Magistrate of the Borough, to make the
following answer to the request of the deputation.
"It will afford me the greatest iatisfactiim to make
a free gift to the town of the land needed for the ()m-
-issile (subject only to the satisfying of the claims of
the tenants interested in it), in the condition that the
authorities will undertake, without delay, to enclose
and lay it lit as a Public Park and Recreation :round,
and to maintain it as such Tr the use if the inhabitants
for ever.—l am, dear Mr. Mayor, your* truly,
Wthamrsk.
"Tithe Worshipful the Mayor of
" Poole,
" sth %tay, 114itli.
! "My Isird,—lt affords me iery great pleasure to
acknowledge the receipt id your lordship's kind aim.
m 111 l Wation merived this morning.
"Ti-mornoe (Wednesday) the quarterly Meeting
of the Poole Town Council will be held, when it will
give iii, the greatest ?satisfaction ti' read the same to
the members then pmsent, who, T sin I,IIM, will feel
with mi• that your lord*hip's offer of a free gift of land
fur a Park and Recreation I:round is a 111114 griler-UA
ono, and such as in the annals of our Meal history had
no parallel—l am, lily lord, yours very__resptictfully,
Wk. MATL
Ti the Right Wimborne,
" Anchniashallach,

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Ila
ihg nailthese lettem, the M.1.V1 at Kilted the
matter hardly he considered aj that .a.allaholl,
and in acconlana• with his suggestion the Town
Clerk was requtsited to acknowledge th.• receipt of
the letter, and to state that it would la brought
before the consideration .4 the Council at an early
meeting.

311401115. WILLIAM. AND NORTON.
Mr. NOUTON MOP toaek if any reply had beell
received from Mr. Benjamin •% hitworth, M.P., to the
letter merit lihn by the Town Clerk.
The Tcw:e : None whatever.