AUCKLAND GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 8

AUCKLAND GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

« TO I BP. RETAINED. ; GROUNDS TO BE' SUBDI\IDED. ; vlt;',.'waa,.officially' : announced'^yesterday ,'tha't it had jbeen. decided '.to vretaiii; Government House'at Auckland;'. ■' . Cabinet';; has" resolved; that' the "metro-'. ;politan ground . shall be:;set- apart, for 'educational purposes, and the remainder. ,of; the jjronnd will .be.; retained.;as gar;deni: ■ His Excelleiicy.'the Governor; (Lord ■Islingtoh) has approved;- .!of;i; this 1 ;' sub'division'; of-,;'.thoV t land'i'm. ; -;that'-,'manner, Vand; seym ;arid a quarter/acres .'will, there-. ;fore, ;bei-. retained 'iis'.'an;, annexe, ..'.-to tho fuberndtorial' residence; '. while 1 ! what' is nown as the: ''metropolitan" ;grbund' (3J acres) •; will; be : set aside for i university .'purposes. V Such' portion, of -.-tho ;. metro--' pblitan . ground ; as : is nit. required - for -universityp.urposes- will, be • available as, ;a plaTgrqund for. , the., bciys of. the Grammar f-chool. , A : ; special ;measiiro' jvill bo introduced, ...vesting.;"the. r '.metropolitan ground; in '.tlio University ; College. Council. .; It . isunderstood that', .'the: .renora'tion and; refurnishing of . the building, will be undertaken ;at ~pn«i,Vso .;that his - Excellency,'may .be 'able; 'tp'.spend-portion ,of the summer. months in.the northern city if •he .sor.'desires.-:- Such, ; repairs ' to . , the .building.as may : be ; nccessary will also bo' made.' Part." at-.least .'of the furnituri) Which was recently removed to Wellington. will bo -returned,,: if not all.

A uoldand - menibers -at >: rete-ntion-; ofGovernment House. A considerable nuni-: : jer ! ' b'f -; messages^' have f, been-'r&Mved'' l by ! members of the. Executive and the representatives of , Auckland I .Gity,' \.Mr.' Glover .received,the following .from Mr, E. '.A.''Armstrohg. ':Setretary,''bfi'.' the Citizens'. League:-' I l£in3l)'.v accept.;' yourself and convey to .itiembers; -assisting., sincere thanks" of ■ the.-. Gitizens'i'Lf ague-; on'.' behalf of ..the league and citiOThs';.o£':Auckland who signed, the 'forVthe retention of Government ..House."' ,;' , ;y ; ;■ j :