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STATUTE OF SIR J. CAMPBELL

[r.Y ELnCTiiIC TELEGttAPH.] [I'EU i'UKSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, Mav 24. A great doud assembled ill Cornwall l'arl. to-ilnv Io witness the uinoiliii.; In his Excellency the Governor of (Tie statue to Sir John Campbell, father of Auckland, who gave Cornwall Par!; in the |icop!o of Nmv Zealand. The statue lias a total elevation of 36 feet, and ■ lands upon a rocky base 17 feel high. The .statue itself measures l.'it Gin. The Co vernor amid prolonged cheering, unveiled th" statue, and referred in eulogistic terms to the groat generosity of Sir John Campbell in his :;ift of Cornwall Park. Sir John Caincpllil, on rising to speak, was received with the greatest enthusiasm. He said Cornwall Pari; was a historic ground, and would he handed down to posterity as a lasting memorial of a great aboriginal people, whose counlrv ivc now occupy, lie would like jo ■ » Hie summit of One Tree Hill an obelisk in memory of the ureal Maori rare. The proceedings were concluded bv a speech from the Mayor.

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Greymouth Evening Star, 25 May 1906, Page 4

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STATUTE OF SIR J. CAMPBELL Greymouth Evening Star, 25 May 1906, Page 4

STATUTE OF SIR J. CAMPBELL Greymouth Evening Star, 25 May 1906, Page 4