MONEY FOR PUBLICITY
WELLINGTON GRANT OF £SO. EXTRAVAGANCE ALLEGED. The City Council has made a donation of £oo to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce publicity fund in connection with the British Empire Exhibition . Cr A. L. Morrteith, M.P., at the City Council meeting last night opposed the grant, which he contended was an extravagance on the part of the counci. 1 Tlie Mayor (3lr R. A. Wright, M.P.): We do not throjr many £oG’a about! He added that he thought it would be a good advertisement for tlie city. Cr Mnmeith: If the Government want publicity, they should not go to the local bodies for the money l
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11654, 19 October 1923, Page 4
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108MONEY FOR PUBLICITY New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11654, 19 October 1923, Page 4
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