SYDNEY IMPROVEMENTS
LARGE SCALE OUTLAY £1,000,000 FOR WORKS (By Telegraph—Pres3 Association) AUCKLAND, Saturday A former Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman E. S. Marks, C.8.E., who arrived by the Narkunda, said the highlight of civic affairs in Sydney is that the city is about to borrow* £1,000,000 to be spent at the rate of £IOO,000 yearly for ten years on improvement works. Another outstanding feature of Sydney’s activities was the children’s playground movement, on which £20,000 yearly is being spent. About 5000 children are being taught arts and crafts, also sports and games in the playgrounds. “Experts have said that Sydney is in the forefront of the world in this respect,” he added.
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Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20693, 31 December 1938, Page 7
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