HISTORIC MONUMENTS
ACCURACY OF INSCRIPTIONS ADVISORY AUTHORITY REQUIRED (Per United Press Association » ' WELLINGTON, Apl. 29. A matter that the Government regarded as of first importance, said the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr W. E. Parry) in an interview to-day, was the marking of historic spots, for which the Government had approved a grant of £2OO. A complete survey of public monuments had yet to be made, and it was clear from information gained from the National Historical Committee, that there was need for an advisory or co-ordinating authority. Inscriptions on some of the monuments, the Minister said, were historically inaccurate; some memorials had been destroyed, and some very interesting ones had been forgott li or abandoned. The National Historical Committee was, however, compiling an inventory of public monuments and places of historic interest.
It had been decided that the memorials should be of uniform design, and not ornate or pretentious. The committee had suggested inscribed metal plaques, not exceeding 12 inches by 18 inches, attached to rocks or other natural features, or, where this was not possible, to stone br concrete cairns.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23796, 1 May 1939, Page 6
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