SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18584, 17 December 1923, Page 8

SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL.

PROPOSALS AT ; DARG AV!

OLD AND ; NEW SCHEMES.

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BAEGAVILLE. Saturday.

; A representative meeting of; delegate* • • from all the local and sports todies, j friendly - societies aid other institutions, [ met last evening 'to discuss : the question;-)? ! of a suitable memo: rial to fallen soldiers, s | A number of schemes'! were ? placed befor# || 1 the meeting, *including suggestions for beautifying s $he " foreshore, the ; erectionM of a 0 Plunket nurses' room, a mothers' 1 rest room, and a band rotunda. . It was pointed out by Messrs. Colmore-Williams, A E. Harding, and' W. J. Robertson thai>'|f in' 1919 an area of 30 acres of land aij Mangawbare had been purchased, by th« direction jof a public meeting, an a me-, morial park. This had been paid for, anal : was held it. 'trust by the Borongb Conn; cil, but beyoa<l fencing, not' much had. ;'t been ' done ' to the i grounds. The funds 'J| for this were made available principally by moneys promised ' for the lied Cross funds and not used. It • also was ' stated that there was a sum of approximately :* £3500 of Red Cross money still inland,a portion of which they were hoping to wife for the completion of the <' grounds. The speakers asserted that it would be ,ai distinct breach of faith to now go hack on the arrangement made in 1919. They said that the committee appointed had done its * dtitty .as directed, and whiW ? favouring the foreshore scheme, they con« , sidered that the original scheme should also be proceeded with. ; ;■>. •> After a long debate it was decided jg. that a committee from the meeting shoul3• meet the old committee to see if soma amicable arrangement could be reached, and to report to a further meeting on „ January 16. ,