Centennial Committee Wind-Up

Northern Advocate, 14 September 1940, Page 5

Centennial Committee Wind-Up

With the disposal of its assets, activities of the Northland Centennial Committee were wound up at a special meeting attended by interzone delegates in Whangarei yesterday afternoon.

The list of property comprised transparencies, murals, furniture, photographic albums, film and projectcr. electrical goods, models and miscellaneous.

The meeting decided that a transparency dealing with Dargaville Eorough and provided out of Exhibition funds should be handed over to the borough. Mr. R. Gibson thanked the committee on behalf of Dargaville ratepayers. Regarding remaining transparencies, the chairman (Mr. W. Jones) suggested that they might be offered at 50 per cent, of their cost.

Half-cost price was the basis decided upon by the meeting for purchase of assets, with (he exception of the Northland film and projector. Disposal of Assets.

It was decided to donate the relief map of Northland and other models to the Whangarei A. and P. Society, to divide transparencies and surplus booklets among the seven counties, and to auction other furniture.

Murals were disposed of as follows: Whangarei Borough lo Whangarei Borough Council: gumland in production, Hokianga County Council; Tane Mahuta kauri tree, Hokianga County Council; Treaty House, Waitangi, Whangarei Borough Council; murals depicting the Northland countryside, Mangonui County Council; Northland coastline, Whangarei Borough Council; Waitangi Treaty House, Whangarei Borough Council. Photographic albums and stands went to the Whangarei Borough Council; a carpet and rug to the Whangaroa County Council; an office table o the Dargaville Borough Council, and smokers' stands to the Whangarei Borough Council. Northland Film Kept.

The Northland film should not be allowed to go out of Northland, said Mr. J. A. S. Mac Kay. Both film and projector should remain in Northland, said Mr. B. W. Crawford, who suggested they should be vested in tire people or local bodies of Northland for all time. Mr. R. Gibson said that better value would be obtained if the film were shown throughout New Zealand and Australia.

Its scope was not in Northland for which it would be a great advertisement if shown elsewhere.

He did not propose, however, that it should be disposed of. Remarking that arrangements for showing the film elsewhere could be made later. Mr. Mac Kay moved that the film be vested in and controlled by a special committee, on behalf of the people of Northland. The possibility of the film being shown throughout the country, possibly by agricultural and pastoral societies, was mentioned by Mr. J. W. Parkin. Absolute Control Over Film. The required realisation on the film and projector to square the accounts would be £93. said the treasurer (Mr. H. C. Hemphill). The auctioning of assets among the local bodies had netted £B6 and receipts from the public auctioning of Die other assets would be about sufficient to provide the required amount. Absolute control over the film would have to be kept, contended the chairman. Otherwise the film would soon disappear altogether. The motion was carried. Two applicants for permission to screen the film are to be notified occasionally.

Votes of thanks !o Die chairman (Mr. W. Jones), the secretary (Mr. L. O. Hall) and the treasurer (Mr. H. C. Hemphill) were passed.