THE SEDDON MEMORIAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9207, 9 April 1938, Page 3

THE SEDDON MEMORIAL

Sir, —I have heard a lot of comment by the “man in the street” on the renovations of our Seddon Memorial—some appreciate it as a work of art, and others object to any sort of paint on the structure, claiming that a memorial is on a parallel with a tombstone and should have been left in its old drab colour. An old resident, who claimed to have been a solid supporter of the late Mr R. J. Seddon, passed the remark that the red, white and blue colouring was symbolic of the character of New Zealand’s revered old statesman, who was a patriotic gentleman to the core, and a true British Imperialist. However, all were agreed that a spring-cleaning was necessary. To my “four eyes” the pedestal looks like a brand-new variegated humming top upside down, but I do not intend to lose sleep over the subject and will bide with the opinion of the majority. If they are satisfied, let’s leave it at that. —I am, etc., MAJORITY RULE.