"GOAT TO THE ACRE” IN QUEEN STREET
CIVIC SQUARE SITE MR. TIARKS ON CITY COUNCIL “Have you ever thought how much brain-racking mental-strain the Civic Square site has caused the City Council/' asked the Mayor of Avondale, Mr. Tiarks, addressing a public meeting called last evening to discuss the proposed amalgamation of Avondale with the City. “After all that worry and mental effort,” continued Mr. Tiarks, “they have now decided to lease it, which they could have done years ago.” “After all that enormous waste of money, there it stands,” he said, “a •goat-to-the-acre’ property at the head of Queen Street—a monument to the business acumen of 21 business men.” The municipal trading operations were also brought under the fire of the Mayor of Avondale’s hostile criticism. “They decided to go into trade, and what did they pick on? —Fish.” said Mr. Tiarks. “When they had finished their fish was high-very high, and their capital was low.'* "’ rha ' t '“ th< = sort of muddling relation >ou want to adopt." added Mr. Tiarks.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 114, 4 August 1927, Page 18
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