CORNWALL PARK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 1, 3 January 1933, Page 6

CORNWALL PARK.

IS AUCKLAND UNAPPRECIATIVE?

(To the Editor.) . During a holiday in Auckland, seeking places of interest to visit, I was struck by the apparent lack of knowledge ofi the existence of Cornwall Park. Why this should b& must puzzle the ordinary visitor who finds the park, for the few visitors one sees there must mean that the citizens of Auckland either do not care or else take little interest in the gifts so lavishly bestowed on it by its citizens, who do take a pride in its growth. The park strikes one instantly, mainly on account of its naturalness, in which quality it niust be without peer in either North or South Island. I consider that tha park is easily one of the most interesting places for a visitor to the city who wishes to spend a few hours away from the bustle and noise of the city. The green, calm, placid surroundings of the park bring a great feeling of contentment and ease to the weary visitor, and it would rcflect even greater credit than the present condition of the park does, if the board of trustees could instil in Auckland citizens a greater pride and interest in this magnificent bequest. Other cities and towns would, I think, show a little more pride i£ they possessed such a gift, and must be enviouis of Auckland's good fortune. Perhaps Auckland has so many beautiful gifts of like manner that citizens have come to take matters for granted, and that one more gift is neither here nor there. A VISITOR.