BRIDGE PROPOSAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17058, 12 June 1926, Page 14

BRIDGE PROPOSAL.

SPANNING THE WAITEMATA. I HOW CAN FUNDS BE RAISED? BIT! ART UNION SUGGESTED. (Ikw Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. ' j How it was intended to raise capital for tlii‘ construction of the long-dis-missed bridge over the Wnitemata liar- - bor was introduced at a meeting of ! the committee last evening by Air. J. B, Tonnr, who stated -that a large amount wars needed for propaganda i work, | Mr. 11. Day said tlfe bridge would span the only gap in the continuous route of the main highway from the North Cape to Wellington., therefore assistance should he forthcoming from the Alain Highways Board. The chairman, Mr. E. G. Skoals, ,said that while he was not a racing nor a gambling man, lu: considered a big art union,should he promoted. The amount- paid for tickets could be regarded ns a donation towards the bridge. He suggested the objective should be £1,000,000, and 4,000,000 tickets of live shillings each should be issued. Of this total £750,000 should be allocated for the bridge and £50,000 for expenses. The remaining £200,000 should lie distributed in 100 prizes. Air. Ogilvio Paterson said he strongly opposed gambling, and if this course were resorted to lie would retire from the committee. Mr. E. Powell said he would not call himself a gambler, but if it would mean getting a bridge he was quite ready to take £1 worth of tickets. I Air. A. At. Wilson said the gambling spirit was doing more than anything in New Zealand, except perhaps, drink, in deteriorating the country's manhood and womanhood. He strongly ob- | jocted to the money being raised in i the manner proposed, j The chairman said ho quite agreed jllint art union gambling had been overdone, but Ibis bridge proposal he regarded ns in quite a different category. He anticipated that the •ROb-'y met tickets would he taken up in New Zealand. If not Australia would snap them up. It would be the biggest thing that ever hit New Zealand. Further consideration of the matter was postponed for a month.