DOMINION COURT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23418, 7 August 1939, Page 12

DOMINION COURT

CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT Auckland assistance COMPARISON! MADE RESPONSE ELSEWHERE In spite of generous treatment of 'Auckland by other parts of Xew Zealand on the question of contributing to the cost of the Dominion Court at the Centennial Exhibition, the response by local -authorities in the provincial district to requests for finance compared most unfavourably with the response elsewhere, said Dr. E. P. Xeale, j. secretary of the Auckland Provincial Committee, in connection with the Do-minion-Court, on Saturday. As a result Auckland's good name in the eyes of tha-mi of-tho Dominion was at stake, lie added. '•-Dr. Xealo explained that for the • purposes., of the exhibition the Auck- ' land district comprised. the entire province -with the exception of the area north; of Helensville, which,' as Xorthland, would have a separate section. Gisborne and the entire Poverty Bay area were included in Auckland. Total of £9OOO Required "The total cost of the Dominion Court is expected to be £47,000, of which Auckland has undertaken to find i'SOOO," said- Dr. Xeale. "This is less than Auckland's fair- share on a population plus valuation basis, but as the Auckland committee had already written out to local authorities in the district mentioning a maximum figure before the Dominion Court scheme was decided upon, the other parts of Xew Zealand generously refrained from insisting on Auckland finding her full share on a population and valuation basis. "The response from other parts of Zealand has been, practically 100 per cent, but promises from the Auck- ! land provincial district at present total • £7OOO out of the £SOOO which the district is required to find, leaving nothing over for Auckland publicity, the provision of attendants in the Auckland section, and other essential outgoings. It is estimated that at the very least another £IOOO is required. Unresponsive Bodies "It might bo mentioned that only through the generosity of some of the ad -hoc local bodies has it been possible to reach the figure of £7900," 3Dr. Xeale - added. "Tho Auckland Harbour Board and the Auckland ElectricPower Board have both contributed £IOOO, while the Auckland Transport Board has fixed its -contribution at £250. In addition thei Auckland City Council has agreed to pay its full assessment, on Ta population and valuation basis, of £I9OB. " _ It is a rather striking fact that the,local-.authorities which have refused contributions or have' drastically cut down their allocations are contiguous to each other, but. fit two separate pointsj" ;he. said'..''Theire is a group of {juburban boroughs in the .immediate vicinity- of Auckland which has been unresponsive aucl there is a further groiipjfof counties in the southern and portions of this province which ' lias£.fefther refused entirely or has conueiited only in part." :L-j Poverty Bay Support <t Dr. Xeale said that the local authorities^'approached for contributions comprised the boroughs, independent town boards, counties, road.boards, harbour boards, power boards, and the _ Auckland Transport Board. In expressing appreciation of the support received from ih&'Pove'rty Bay district, he said that i'n fs'liite. of severe flood damage which the:counties had had to face, they had, wftfr one. exception, recognised that' the / reqifest'for help was to be viewed from th^-standpoint of 100 years and not from; the standpoint of any immediate temporary.-; difficulties, h - , Th.e. Dominion Court was to be on •' 'oxtjreniely novel lines, Dr. Xeale said. Therfe would be a pbrtrayal m model i form; partly working; model,. of the malfl scenic attraction!! and productive potentialities ' of the. Whole Dominion. . For' e'xa'mple,''there were exact replicas, 4reh-; 'to * the coloiirs, of ' the buildthe principal centres of popuwhile / tho secondary, centres would 'be- portrayed 'in r the form of coloured Hi J transparencies, brilliantly illuminated from beneath. • Interspersed between the portrayals ■ <if - the-, - towns would be .working 'models exhibiting typical industries. In B.ll;',probability a working model of a clair.Vj'.farm would _be .included in the Aucklf|rid :> area," a butter factory in Norths Auckland, a cheese factory in Taranaki,; iand so on. There would also bevmodels showing local industries at points throughout the I)omini.6n : Court.

BURDEN OF TAXATION . OPPOSITION TO CARNIVAL [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] ■'' . , CAMBRIDGE, Saturday There was an unusual opening to a meeting held in Cambridge yesterday afternoon to appoint a, country queen for " the Centennial carnival. It was proposed that the carnival should not be supported ,by farmers to the extent . of having a country queen, owing to the'recent heavy increase in taxation. 9 jVlore than 50' people were present, the majority ..being women. '.Mrs. W. N. Robinson, who organised the meeing, stated that it was definite that the recent Budget statements had altered the outlook of the farmers. Mrs. W. A. Fisher moved a resolution that a country queen bo not sup--'ported. She stated that the increased taxation and particularly the petrol tax, would have, so great an effect on farmers that .they , could not afford to enter fully into the organisation, and travelling about that was required to run a carnival, successfully. The, Mayor/ Mr. Edgar James, who presided, said he was disturbed at the attitude of the meeting, and considered the political outlook should be forgotten. -After considerable, discussion the motion was. lost on the show of hands, and a, resolution that a - country qneen he appointed was carried by a fair majority. The scheme to raise funds for improving the swimming baths Was for the good of the children of the district and if everyone helped the ' money would bfr found by small contributions. FARMERS. DISSATISFIED NO VISIT TO EXHIBITION f'BT TF.IiF.CRAM—OWN CORRESPONDENT] WFIAXCAKTCI, Sunday Dissatisfaction is expressed by farmers in North Auckland at the fact that tlioy are being asked to contribute to alio expenses of the Centennial Exhibition',.- but" will have little or no opportupity to visit Wellington. Tlio exhibition will lie closing while the milking soaßpn;-,is ,in full swing. , stato that, the exhibition snpuld be. kept open until tlio ond of v■ so.Athat they could .visit it.. The otto, Auckland Centennial ; committee maife representations to thi ß -end. ,but ../ successful. V 4 '