OPEN SPACES.
SUGGESTED/EXPERIMENT, t' ' •(BY -TEIiIiORAWI—TOESS ASSOCIATION.)'. > Auckland, March 10. ' An interesting letter- was- received by the Newmarket .Borough-''Council .tost evening . from Dr. .Purdy (District; Health Officer),' who, wrote suggesting that tho Council adopt tho modern-method of dealing,with open spaces. In 'tho'chief ,:towns''of Australia it was now customary t-o remove practically all barriers .from open spaces', and tp light thom by night. It had been found that this had had tho result of. affording more protection to women and" decreasing tlio ' larrikin' olemont." ' writer considered that Nowmarket might- lead tho way by allowing an experiment, to bo made for tliroo months with their roserve, or at least to _put up only an artistic railing throo foet high. Mr. Kinder, proposed giving tho matter a trial for a time, and, on his motion, it was decided that the Streets Committoo bo asked to defer tho, fencing of tho - reserve t.hvce months.":""
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 8
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150OPEN SPACES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 8
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