GIFT OF PARK TO CITY
CONDITIONAL ON ART UNION. CHRISTCHURCH ACCEPTANCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHIRISTCHURCH, Sept- 11. Tlie trustees or Monica Park, formerly the headquarters of League football at Christchurch, have offered to hand over the ground, which consists of 28. V acres, tio tlie city provided the trustees can by an art union raise sufficient to clear "the- land of encuinbran -es. These amount to a total of £II,OOO. , , When the proposal was before the City Council to-night Cr Archer protested against any -scheme fostering gambling. He found only two supporters, however, and the council bv 12 votes- to 3 agreed to accept the offer and support the request for an- art union.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 12 September 1933, Page 5
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