THE PAEKS OF SYDNEY. 39 



obtaining of cricket permits. They are usually issued 

 early in the month of May in each year. (2) No charges 

 are made for grounds. (3) No conditions in regard to join- 

 ing an Association are insisted on for football clubs, but 

 the clubs have each to mark out their own grounds, and 

 find and erect their own goal posts. 



Latterly gymnasia have been established both in the 

 Outer Domain and in the Centennial Park. These are the 

 first instituted in Australia, although in Europe they are 

 common enough. The specification of the Domain gym- 

 nasium is^as follows, that of the Centennial Park being 

 nearly the same. T trust that we shall soon have them in 

 everyone of our parks, particularly those that are situated 

 in densely populated districts. 



A range of six horizonal bars of different heights, and 

 four sets of parallel bars for children of different ages. Two 

 giant strides of eight ropes each. One set of five travel- 

 ling rings. Pour swings. Two trapezes. One climbing 

 rope ladder. Two climbing ropes (one knotted and one 

 plain). One sliding plank. One inclined ladder. Two 

 see-saws. A sand heap for very young children, and a 

 climbing pole or mast for the most venturesome, and which 

 will also answer as a flag pole. 



I have touched upon boating, an exercise that should 

 receive every encouragement in Sydney, at p. 36. 



2. Music. Commodious band-stands should be provided 

 in every public park. The design of the band-stand should 

 be artistic and in keeping with the park. If we want good 

 music we must make the musicians comfortable, and hence 

 a good band-master should always be consulted in the erec- 

 tion and furnishing of a band-stand. The band-stand should 

 not be on a windy eminence ; the sound passes away, while 

 the musicians may be chilled and their sheets of music blown 

 away. They should have Venetian blinds to protect them 



