THE CANTERBURY HALL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12377, 16 December 1905, Page 10

THE CANTERBURY HALL.

TO »HB EDITOR. 0» "iHI • M«SS.". : - ! ?'I^ Sir,—l consider that Mr Gray » serving.of the thanks of the i»t*payer|a of Christchurch for hie bold stand \iM opposition to the- absurd idea of chasing this building as a Town Hall'fo|l tho city. It seems as if tho main reaeoail for purchasing is that the large the biggest in the colony,-and thatfiiip is • pity it should be turned* ihto|»J'li theatre. \ All other ooneideretione pear to be ignored as •being of no coniS corn whatever. Whether a Town is' necessary or not seems to bo oT tto'<| concern at all.: . "It's the biggest! Batt« in the colony, so let's buy it, arid-hangl| the expense.7 Then. again thbre ~»pa ■ p?are to bo a tig organ in the air/litd| if this big room is not: purchased, wHetii is the organ to goP - These be the principal ; reasons: for purohaaiijji this place, without any oon6idorati.6»,| for the unfortunate ratepayers who,'iful| have to pay for it. I quite agree witH* Mr Gray, that to spend many thoue»nJ4| of pounds on the purchase of this ing, assuming even that it was euitawti for • Town Hall, which it oartainlyrtff not, f would be a ehooking waste of bubUjjs money. The ratepayere have in all soience<quite enough,to bear alf«Wyfiff|| the shape of rates, and there , * amBKfJ ■room;.; for..' oeef crease of rates for the purpose of; our: streets in order, and high;- pressure. .water, eupplyy ; .:';l)otiHs. ; "injiffl tere of far greater urgency than the chase or erectron * ooetly Inxui7'euc)i|| 'as.' a Town : Hall. ■ I must mnoerely trw|| - therefore, - thai > the ratepayers ■' .wUl : .;ni4i sanction such « wasteful, but that they wiU give ;no inde&mti| •newer at polK 'tf; should erer come before th«m and the proposal by 10 to 1.-^Youm, ; ?etc;>;^ ...-■■; ■ ■■•.■ ■ ~ ;', ••■.;.;•.'• '■ -■-,:■