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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 75, 30 March 1939, Page 5

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FOR WORTHY EFFORT. i AUCKLAND'S CENTENARY. DATES FOR LOCAL GALAS. Appreciation of the excellent and enthusiastic work done by the various provincial zone groups to shape up the arrangements for Auckland Province's eclebration in a worthy manner of the forthcoming Xew Zealand centennial; was voiced by Mr. I. n. Goldstine, and was warmly endorsed by the chairman, Sir Ernest Davis, and other members at. a meeting last night of the Auckland Centennial Council Provincial Executive. The chairman, reporting on provincial activities, said that from advice received by him he was satisfied that the manner in which the centennial was to be celebrated in this part of the Dominion would write a fresh chapter in the history of commemorative endeavour. He had been gratified with the progress made by the eight zones into which the province was divided and by the fact that public-spirited men in each district had entered wholeheartedly into the scheme. A jrreat advancement had been made by agreement in the reconciliation of dates which would ensure throughout the province in Centennial year a coordinated schedule of dates, which the meeting might recommend to the National Council for approval. As a consequence all the zoned areas were now free to push ahead with their respective programmes, and future activities of the provincial council would be confined to consideration of applications for approval of memorials, and, later on, to applications for actual subsidy payments. Tn regard to the proposal for the beautification of the main highway between Auckland and Rotorua. endorsed at last meeting, response had been received from all but seven of the 2ft local authorities concerned, added the chairman. After discussion, the meeting decided to invite a definite response from the seven bodies concerned before taking the proposal before the Main Hidiwavs Poard. Reconciled Dates. | The joint permanent secretaries | (Messrs. ,Tas. Melling and K. L. Uemar). to whose unremitting organisation work the chairman paid a warm tribute, placed before the meeting a schedule of celebration dates for Auckland and provincial centres as reconciled and adjusted after conference with the interested parties, starting on January 1 and ending on November 10 next vear.

The schedule of dates was approved and recommended to the National Council for adoption. The dates marked for special celebrations outside Auckland provide as follows: — Te Arohn. —January 1, March 25 November 8 and 9. * Kotorua.—January 1 and 29, and one week in September. Tauranga.—January 2 to 5 and 14 to 28. June 5. Hamilton.—January 7. February 18 to 24, April 6. May 27 to June 8. August 10 to 17, September 7 to 14, November 16. Taupo.—January 6. April 6. Papakura.—January 21. February 10, March 20, May 11, October 5, November 5. Pukekohe.—January 28. February 24 to 28, May 20, June 29. August 3 to 7. Rotorua.—January 29. March 29. Huntly.—January 29 to February 3. Te Awainutu—January 29, February 9 and 10, November 2 to 9. Bay of Islands.—January 29. Morrinsville.—February 2 and 3. Hobson.—February 7 to 15. Howick.—February 10 to 20. Whangarei.—February 18 to 24, March 14 to 27, May 5, July 6, August 6. September 6, October 1 to 7, November 1 to 7. Mangonui.—February 18 to 22, March 2 and 21. Waihi.—February 24 to March 3. Otamatea.—March 1, 8 and 9. Ngaruawahia.—March 9, 14 to 17. Matainata.—March 10 to 16. Mercury Bay.—November 12. Coromandel.—November 14. Thames. —November 15 and 16. Historical Publications. The secretaries also reported having conveyed to all zoned areas the require" ments of the National Council with respect to centennial historical publications, and their action was confirmed. It was agreed that the secretaries could not undertake the organisation of two new zones at Te Kuiti and Taumarunui, at the request of the National Council, at this late period, but the meeting welcomed an offer by Messrs. Jackson (Rotorua) and Caro (Hamilton) to endeavour to have the districts I included in their zones.