CENTENNIAL PLANS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23156, 30 September 1938, Page 14

CENTENNIAL PLANS

WELLINGTON EXHIBITION PROVINCES COMBINED [by tbi.rgkaph— prkss association] WELLINGTON. Thursday Contributions estimated to amount to moro than £44.000 for the combined provincial court at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition were announced to-day at a meeting in Wellington of representatives of the provincial centennial committees to discuss the scheme. Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, chairman of directors of the exhibition, presided over 40 delegates representing every province of the Dominion. Complete details of the scheme for provincial courts were explained by ,\lr .1 {lines Fletcher, of Wellington, and Mr. K. Muston, of Auckland. A resolution was passed unanimously approving of the general lay-out of tho court as illustrated by models, plans, and diagrams laid before the meeting. An executive committee was set up to decide the actual features to be incorporated in each provincial area, and similar questions, taking into account the respective contributions of the provincial committees concerned. This committee is to consist of Messrs. C. Todd (Wellington), chairman, P. Pattrick (Wellington). J. Sutherland Ross (Dunedin), J. A. C. All tun (Auckland), w. S. MaeGibbon (Christchurch) and T. W. llercock (Napier). Provincial commit tee representatives gave indications of what contributions toward the cost of the scheme would be, the amounts named being only tho minimum each would contribute. The estimated contributions were:— Wellington, £10,000; Auckland, £8000; Canterbury, £< ">00; Otago. £<000; Southland, £11000; North Auckland, £2100; Nelson, £2000; Hawke's Pay, £1500; Taranaki, £1250; Marlborough, £1000; and West Coast, £IOOO.