VANDALISM IN CEMETERY
Sir, —May I draw the attention of Onehunga residents to the disgraceful conduct of children who play in St. Peter's Church cemetery, in which are buried many of New Zealand's early pioneers. Occasionally I take a short cut through the cemetery. Since I walked that way three weeks ago, two beautiful headstones have been pushed over and smashed. One, bearing the coat of arms of the Isle of Man, has been smashed in three pieces.. A man working there actually saw the children push one over, but could not catch the culprits. Several tombstones are rather high, and it is quite a common sight to see the boys climbing to the top of them. One stone was renovated, and within a fortnight the children had picked the gold lettering out. I hope my letter will brills the matter before tlio notice of the owners of the plots, and that action will be taken to stop any further vandalism. A Citizen.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22392, 13 April 1936, Page 12
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