Summertime Activities

The advent of summer and the increased number of people who enjoy salt-water bathing were responsible for two matters affecting the St Clair baths being brought before the Ocean Beach Domain Board yesterday.

The first was a petition, signed by 118 young ladies, who asked that the baths be reserved for the use of ladies after 5.30pm on Thursdays, and explained that at present the baths were not kept exclusively for them on any one evening.

The board decided to grant the request during its pleasure and subject to the present lessee of the baths approving of the arrangement.

The second matter was a request from Mr A. G. Fenwick, that the board consider the advisability of establishing hot salt-water baths.

The writer stated that he was sure there were many people in Dunedin who would give such baths sufficient support to make them pay.

The members of the board seemed favourably impressed with the proposal; but the chairman pointed out that the financial position of the board was not such as to justify its going to any expense in connection with the matter, while the caretaker declined, on his own account, to interest himself in the hot baths scheme.

Eventually it was decided to write to the Mayors of South Melbourne and Napier asking for information on the subject.

• Mr and Mrs Robert Muir, of High Road, Normanby, who for many years have been residents of the North-East Valley, were the recipients on Tuesday evening last, of a couple of handsome and comfortable-looking armchairs, presented by a large gathering of friends and well-wishers.

Mr and Mrs Muir are on the eve of departure from the district to reside at Timaru, and in making the presentation, Mr O.

Farrell, on behalf of himself and the other contributors to the gifts, had many kind things to say regarding the good qualities of the recipients, particularly as to their sociability as neighbours.

After partaking of the hospitality of their host and hostess, the guests fell to speech-making, songs and recitations, and from every point of view, the gathering proved to be a great success.

• A mind at rest, for 9d, has been secured by a Wellington citizen who forwarded that amount to the city treasurer, with an intimation that the money was by way of restitution "for riding on the tramcars without paying my fares."

- ODT, 3.12.1909.