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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 70, 23 March 1920, Page 8

"To commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales and also in memory of those men of the Wellington Regiment who fell in the war, what more fitting monument than a clock in the Town Hall?" asks a correspondent, "E.8.K." "The clock," adds the writer, "reminds the citizens of Wellington of those who have 'Gone West,' and it would he the finishing touch to the present building." He suggests that a shilling subscription should be started, . with the request that no one should send more, than that amount, so that rich and poor could contribute alike. Another correspondent; "Brightness," writes suggesting that the authorities should make some effort to improve the conditions and environment of the Queen Victoria Statue before, the Prince arrives. "There is,"- says the correspondent, "time to have the statue either removed to more congenial surroundings or give it a complete overhaul and clean up." Details supplied by the Prime Minister in the Federal House of Representatives recently show that the Commonwealth was put to an expense of £1,335,034 up to 31st January last in connection with the internment of enemy subjects aaid others. In addition to this sum (says the Age) £250,000 is chargeable against the British Government for the cost of the upkeep of 1102 persons who were interned at .its request. Of this amount £153,894 has already been 1 refunded.