SUNDAY CONCERTS
Applications To Petone Borough Council “NO RIGHT TO DICTATE MORALS” A council had no right to dictate the morals of the people, said Cr. ,1. Cumming at last night's I‘etone Borough Council meeting during a discussion ou an application to hold a Sunday night, concert. Some councillors opposed the principle of Sunday night concerts.
Cr. Cumming said it seemed that the council was trying to be too good. Sunday was used for various branches of sport and people were able to do as they pleased. There were Sunday night entertainments in most big towns in the world; tliev were held every Sunday night m Wellington and the people were just us good there as in Petone. The first application was from Air. A. E. Miller. Masterton, who asked permission for a concert party to give a Sutiday night entertainment in aid of the Otaki children’s health camp. Mr. Miller slated that the party had been giving Sunday concerts for the same cause in Masterton and Carterton for two years with suee'The mayor. Mr. G. London, said that there had' been controversy regarding Sunday concerts. He thought they should be confined to suitable local efforts. “Raising tile Parish Pump Handle.” Cr. Cumming: We do not want to raise the parish pump handle here any more; we should get down to business. Children from the Hutt and Petone go to this camp. If we are going to reject the application let it be on a broad principle and not: on the line suggested. Why should this council stand in the way of people going to a Sunday night concert? The cause was good, said Cr. .1. R. Gaynor. The camp took children from all over the province. If tlie council did not exercise care it would soon have applications for concerts for every Sunday in the winter, said Cr. H. E. Fleet. He did not like this possibility.
Admittedly the cause was good and that being so people could give to it without having to secure some return such as the entertainment from a Sunday concert, said Cr. A. M. Macfarlane. Contributions were made to the camp through the schools and through various organizations.
“Sunday night concerts antagonize a responsible section of citizens.” said Cr. 11. Green. In any event, the people were being taxed directly and indirectly so that the Government could administer medical and health services; in these circumstances the camp should be Government financed.
The application was granted, Crs. Fleet, Green and Macfarlane dissenting. A second application for a Sunday night picture evening on April 16 was received from tile motor industries queen committee, which is promoting a candidate in tlie centennial carnival effort to raise funds toward the provincial memorial. The town clerk. Mr. 11. Firth, said that the picture theatre management would not deal individually with queen candidate committees but would permit one Sunday night concert for all the candidates.
It was decided to inform the committee that the council was agreeable to this cue concert, for all candidates.
BREACHES OF BYLAWS Result Of Housing Survey A survey of 26 streets, comprising practically half the borough, showed that 36 bach buildings were being occupied contrary to the by-laws, reported Cr. J. C. Burns to the Petone Borough Council last night. In the same area there were 165 garages which did not have the proper gutter crossings. The baches opened up a big question, considering that the Government had recently carried out a housing survey in the borough. ’The council should ask the Government what action it intended to take regarding dwellings found unsuitable in the course of its survey. The council deciijed to inquire of the Government if it intended to take action and, if not. what action it would recommend the council to take. It also decided to request those persons concerned to erest the proper crossings at garage entrances.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 14
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