CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 23376, 20 September 1939, Page 8

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY MODIFIED SIGNAL HILL PROJECT TO PROCEED There will be no abandonment of local Centennial celebrations next February as a result of the war, but they will be substantially modified. The Signal Hill memorial scheme will be completed according to arrangements already in band. These statements wore issued this morning by the mayor (Mr A. H. Allen), who said that a meeting of the Provincial Centennial Executive had been held yesterday afternoon. Decisions were rebelled to complete tho city’s memorial at Signal Hill, but that it would be advisable to modify substantially tho celebrations which it was intended to hold between February 17 and 24. The extent of these modifications will he greatly influenced by the position prevailing nearer the date of celebration, DRASTIC CURTAILMENT AUCKLAND COMMITTEE'S DECISION [Per United Press Association.] ’ AUCKLAND, September 20. Tho utilisation for patriotic purposes of the machinery of the Auckland Provincial Centennial' Council is likely to follow a drastic reduction in the programme of celebrations for the metropolitan area, which, on the recommendation of the executive, was _ unanimously confirmed at a meeting of members of all sub-committees last night. The metropolitan programme was estimated to coslj £35,000, and has been radically curtailed.

A willingness to undertake the collection, administration, and] disbursement of patriotic funds was expressed by the metropolitan executive, and, subject to Government approval, the personnel of the metropolitan organisation will be adapted to patriotic endeavour, and the balance' remaining from the Centennial fund after carrying out tho curtailed programme, will form the nucleus of a metropolitan donation to the patriotic fund.

The proceedings have been adjourned! for a month.