OTHER DISTRICTS CONCERNED

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 129, 29 February 1928, Page 3

OTHER DISTRICTS CONCERNED

WAR MEMORIAL SITE. Under the heading, "A Regrettable Blunder,” tho “Nelson Evening Mail” on Monday commented editorially on the controversy, at present occupying the public mind, whether tho selected site for the Wellington war memorial should be adhered to. “A serious blunder will be perpetrated if the decision of a majority of the Citizen’s Committee to erect Wellington's War Memorial in tile grounds of Parliament Buildings is persisted in.” states the "Mail.” "Districts outside Wellington mar claim to be interested, for it is proposed to utilise a national site for a purely local memorial. The Government made Hie initial mistake in granting the necessary permission some years ago—well-meant, but still a mistake. It is quite ceriain that the finely, designed memorial will not be seen to the best advantage in the Parliamentary grounds.. Moreover, it will not only spoil th— view of the most important pulilic building in New Zealand, hut—and Illis may appeal Io many neople as of greater importance—it will interfere seriously with visibility nt a busy traffic corner. . . . Our history is wrapped

up with (hnf of Wellington. Old. yet ronng, traditions form inioeri'hahle links befwe-n Melson and its slightly older sister city. We are convinced Hint a very great mistake will he made—a testing mistake that will nrobablv be condemned even more st-nnglv hr future <»onorn. lions tbnn bv the nre«-nt one—it' O'Empire Ci'v crec’s its ' r emon->1 tn its war heroes on 11 si'o sn utfcrlv unsnitii'-'o ns that decided nnnn bv a wol’menning hut piis-nidcd individuals. It will ho a nnfl'of’C-dlv vnd n n d r-greHnU-celebration of 'nine Dav if the dooisio” to lav the foundation clone of H’oriel on flint <lav ; n fh« un=n>i-il>!o Par. liiimenHirv Grounds is persisted in. Most earnestly do wo trust that wiser counsels will prevail.”