WAR MEMORIAL APPROVED

Lake County Mail, Issue 20, 8 October 1947, Page 1

WAR MEMORIAL APPROVED

QUEENSTOWN. PUBLIC UNANIMOUS

COMMITTEE TO PROCEED WITH PLANS

The proposal to erect a pavilion, containing a hall and other amenities, on the new sports ground as a war memorial for Queenstown received the unanimous support of a public meeting called on Wednesday evening last week to dismiss the project,. The meeting, which was representative of all sections of the community, accepted the proposal as the official memorial for Queenstown and requested the War Memorial Committee to proceed with plans and specifications. The chairman, Dr W. A, Anderson, in opening the meeting called on the secretary, Mr W, Smith, to read the minutes of the first public meeting hold on September 18 of last year. Captain G. O. Herbert moved and Mr W. I). Warren seconded that these minutes he confirmed. The meeting was then declared open for discussion. The chairman explained that from seven suggestions submitted to the committee they had chosen the pavilion as the Queenstown War Memorial. The plans, he stated, were not complete, and specifications and costs had still to be drawn up. These had been left as a, considerable amount of work was involved for the architect and the idea had first to have the approval of the public. Dr Anderson pointed out that the Government and Returned Services’ Association wore anxious that war

memorials should be of a utilitarian nature. In the proposals submitted the pavilion would serve as a fitting memorial and would-also be of use for club meetings and be of very material advantage to sport fixtures held ou the ground. Stone Instead of Wood Several suggestions were made for structural improvements to the plan which arc to be kept in mind by the committee. The suggestion was also made that local stone in preference to wood be used in the construction. The Invercargill architect, Mr Milne, had done all the work on the plans so far, it was stated, as a gift to the town. Mr J. W. Hanning moved that the proposal as submitted by the committee be accepted as the Queenstown War Memorial and that the committee bo asked to proceed with the plans and specifications. The motion was seconded by Mr A. H, Wheatley and carried unanimously. Carnival Association Fund Approval for the transfer of £7OO, held in trust by Dr Anderson and Mr C. M. Inglis ou behalf of the Queenstown Carnival Association to the Queenstown War Memorial Committee, was sought by Dr Anderson. This amount, lie stated, had been invested in National Savings for five years. It could only be transferred by public consent. After some discussion Mr Warren moved that the sum he transferred to the Memorial Committee and that it and the interest accrued he deposited in the Post Office Savings Bank account in the names of the trustees. Mr J. J. Caving seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.