Scott, and ttio ba'acoe to Mr Strong, was purchased for £376, the two former gonflomea receiv ing £160, and Mr S rong £225, After the laiid had been surveyed and marked off it wa» deoid'd to reclaim about half of the purchase, and a conlnc. w&s Ist (o Mr Han ef n of Wellington io do the work, including the building of a stone walk round the outer sides of the reclamation for the sum of £2300. Mr O. Y. Fell, who was then Mayor of Nelson, initiated the work in December, 1885, when in the presence of a large crowd of people he wheeled the first barrow load of stuff on to the ground The contraotor made capital progress with his work for some time, using the sandy gravel- at the mouth of the Maitai river for filling in with ; but towards the latter part of his contract for various causes the work lagged considerably. How ever, it at length came to an end; and then the Direotors made what we consider the greatest mistake they could have done, Itatead of top-dressing with some goo*d loamy il, they decided to put on the reolaimed and stuff whioh was taken from near the same spot as the contractor got his, only of course there was more soil amongst it, and less gravel. This was carted np afld kept clear of the tide for a short time, and then strewed about, and the grass seed sown on it, no one apparently thinking that this top ' dressing was .not in a condition lor receiving ' seed, nor sweet enough for the grass to mature. This is our opinion is where the mistake was made, and is the main reason why His Worship the Mayor on Saturday week had to Trier to the state of the Park in the manner in which, he did. Of course the Directors plead the want of funds as an excuse for not top-dressing .with gobd material ; but what have done has turned out, we regret to '■ay, a " penny wise" Byslem, as even now, after all the previous expense a contract has just been let for top-dressing a small portion •f the Park with good soil prior to next cricket season. 