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Northern Advocate, 2 September 1913, Page 6

One of its own newspapers has claimed for Dunedin that it is the most musical city in the Dominion. A well-known singer has awarded the plan in this respect to Christchurch, while Auckland takes its superiority for granted, and Wellington, as the political, commercial and football capital,' does not worry about any minor distinctions that may fall to the lot of its riv-ls. The musical supremacy, however (says the "Lyttelton Times''), has been authoritatively decided in favour of Christchurch by the trade returns, which show that during the twelve months ended on 30th June last 1,558 pianos were imported to Wellington, 1,495 to Auckland, 1,123 to Dunedin, and 959 to Lyttelton. It is generally recognised that the musical measure of a community is in an inverse ratio to the number of pianos it uses, and Christchurch having imported the smallest number of instruments during the year, it is safe to assume that the singer is right in his estimate, and that Wellington, having imported the largest number, is wise in making no claim to the distinction.