CORNWALL PARK.
-As usual when my holidays com,, aroiiml my Me p< turn hack' to Auckland with its wonderful views, harbour, gardens ami [arkf. (»n returning this year I wa- surprised to sre the neglected stat'e of Cornwall l'ark. truly one of Auckland's most beautiful open space*. .1 wonder what Sir 1.,,...,., Campbell would think if l,p were to rise up ami >■.■'■ weeds and thistles ]„-,, ,-,,,.! 5,1.-1, around hi.- statue i" the place of once well-kept lawns and garden*. On making In. p.ii i.-~. 1 hear the (.■overniueiit has put a tax on the land. Surely lliis >* no excuse: if money is -hurt, why spend it on development work and let ground:- s'livady laid out become a disgrace I'm- u::< want n! upkeep. Any olscrver cm see that hundred* of pounds have been wasted on iinii<w<iir.V stonework, while mninfenan-e work ha- I>CMI neglected, Icttiin this wonderful r.'r't of park land deteriorate to Auckh-u.iV l-ws. AI'CKLAXI) I i' I "' ,^.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1937, Page 8
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