THE WAR MEMORIAL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 93, 8 September 1950, Page 4

THE WAR MEMORIAL

Sir, —Mr Tom Hurndell deserves congratulations for providing one bright spot in an otherwise very_ dull War Memorial Commijttee meeting. When the prophets of failure suggested an aim of £20,000 and after Mr Wilkes had been talked out of his amendment to make the target £25,000, Mr Hurndell produced a spark of optimism and fired the meeting to agree to a target of £30,000 and this was carried wisb

enthusiasm. If we examtrie Mr HurndeH’s proposal is it so very impossible. The Winter Show building may produce £B,OOO. It has been

stated that £2;000 in donations are in sight. One carnival a year for three years could produce £9,00G. The Government subsidy will probably be £7,500 as a minimum. It may go higher but even that figure is very helpful and would bring the total to £26,500. This leaves only £3,500 to be planned for. The pioneers who made this tov/n would not have been daunted by such an amount and the men whom this

town has made will never allow dishonour to fall upon either our pioreers or our fallen soldiers, by raising a memorial which is not worthy of the great work done by the one, and the supreme sacrifice made by - the other. Yours etc., “OPTIMIST.”