OUR TOWN HALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 29 May 1914, Page 7

OUR TOWN HALL.

iTn the Kdilor.) Sir.—Voiir correspondent '•Citizen - ' in l.i-t rri'layV i*t>ir hit* the nail on tho I 1" :"i in makiiiif his. inquiry. The '■■'II h certainly no p-pat ornament.: ■•wins in sniiii. to the shape of I , W -rtion n n u!|i.!l it I- l>ll Ut. llUt there i. m> rra.-on ivliy it should not be "?'■<!. In the liOfjiiiniiiit w*> wen; told thai t!i- lull was book.-,] up for wnek.-i ami months in advance, but nowadays' lli" l> Miking- do not appear to average .> couple .1 week. Tim keen business men of the Council should pay a visit of inspection tn Koxton. when- a recent tclrirr.ini in your columns informs us thut iniiniripnl pictures have returned n profit of n'.HV). while tlieecliuol children siT» r'.'piilarly and by free pilucational disjihiys. ri:v councillors cvidnntlv prefer to all.'iw uiir bifr Imildinf! to remain idle ani empty, while ,-n far as tir-t rlas-s enterLaiiiments are irniHTHrd. ' l! ' al»ulute monopoly prevails. Aieominodation :n I hi- principal ihp.itn** i- entin-ly inadequate, anil one imii only attend v perfurmanpp under jrri'at per.-onal discomforl and im-onvenioiice. including a vrait of an hour it so on the pavement, or -n!.ir;-sion -to ihn early door fraud \V!iv not \r;ikr up and make use of the Town Hall as "Citizen ,, sugppsM?— I am. et,-.. IUTKPAYKR. L'llth Nfi.T. 1014. iT.i t'jp K'liti.r i Sir.— In thanking "Another Citizen" for the information that the Town Flail •Vii- built hecau-H- il was usual for a eiiy ro poflses.s surh a liuilding. I must a-k whether when sun!i a building eont.iiniii!: a larjre hall and concert rliamher i- ereeti'd at an enormous cost of public ni.uiey, i~ ,; the "usu.il" thinir to leave lite l'i;il.!ing u> enjoy j deliphtfully unpnnluctivi" iirate? This view ,ip[)rars to mi' to !■■■ ;i very iinbusinessliki' oin , . As -~,- Misjestin;; fu.li interuiinments as "Til" I'orty Thieves" p.mtomime, .luliius Kii-jrht. lie.i. VVillouirhliy. Ltd.. etc.. for :lie Town Hall, il is ridiculous in the '■\treme. fiur v\hen it cornea to Antonia Do'ores. Maud Allan, and Harry louder, I honestly 1,,-lieve thai such shows eon'd )n' .-.isilv aeeomTTKidated. and lhat -onic aitempt ?hon!d l>o inai!e to eater for them. With regard to the <v.neert Chamber, which is. of rours" , . much sm-aller than the larpe hall, some proposition ,-honM be hrniipht forward to fnsui'p r=; brinz VV neri you ■•a- rlear in n'lir year .1 profit . ; CUno "■'ir Miuniripal pwMiin , *. i: i- a hois; imr S'-iw endeavour «;i> made to turn ! mi- fSO.fyiO Town Hall mho ;, T<-vo niln ' producing concern.—l am. ote.. GITTZEN.