MUNICIPAL BAND.
The dcoiiijim t.> disband the Municipal Band must lill all juu-i<a 1 people with astonishment and shame. In Ihp minds of Southern people in this country Auckland i<s a city of *ordi 1 commercialism anj entirely lacking in culture. Whether this view i«s justified or not. the councils act inn will certainly strengthen il. for it would appear that the sole criterion In* been the linamial one—is the band paying for itself? I lie t*ji l i- now out of the bag; we know when' we .land. Who knows what'cultural a men it \ will be the next to find its waxto the >crap heap? fine would not be at a'! surprised t.. siv the Art Gallery demolish.-! to make «av tor a municipal I'i-h mart. You see. an art gallery doe* n..t pa v its 4 n, r cent on capital. Or what k wn.ng'w ith closing the park*. for they jire snrelv a dead lr*«» Why bother with culture, anvwav? Leave that to our poor simple hern brethren i'LN'E ML .SIC, TLEASK!
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 207, 2 September 1938, Page 6
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175MUNICIPAL BAND. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 207, 2 September 1938, Page 6
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