Australia's Capital

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1921, Page 1

Australia's Capital

P lit i I’OS El.) Eli KCTU.IN IN I HIM*.! YEARS.

i SYDNEY. October 5. ' Advocate., of itc i oust iDi t ion "I the Federal capital at an early dal" lia-. e been calling for some months I'm the publication of the conclusions of the Advi»or\ Committee v, in li wa> "I’pm ijcd le, the ; edeial t al-iiiel to drat. I a >•?** :i*•. Im\ '• ; l iutimiri ~,| mid although the Cabinet has had amnio time to consider the rocomnicn,la I ions no indie,li"ii lu' s heen given a- to its attitude tior,-II j mi. I sou ever, the il,-isi'. in■ of the New South members. irrespective oi pa ly. 1 a, up by many members from other St t. .. is likely to take a. lion along some su.di lie ', as 1 1 1 o > imlit nti il almost roiupuis,,. , The ('mn milt ■••• suggests that tie' ~ should I a emisl meted in three stages. The lirsl ivm'ld occupy three vear-. during "liie'a i ai li intent "odd lie , -InMi-ln'd at Canheria. tog-t'v ! with certain Department ■ or he ch •• w hose presem e wmdd Ire os-ant'a!. ! ; second' would occupy at least. Hie" . years, ill wlticli tli" reninindm- of t l ’" | 'Department wetuld 1"' removed, and 'smile p mn;:' nent works undertaken. The third would cover the more m less prolonged period during "lull. at the discretion of the Government. the monumental and ornamental wmks would he constructed. The objects ol the first stage mv speed in construction and economy ill expenditure by the (lovernmeuf. and it is proposed that the population at this stage should la’ rcstrieted so as to avoid tho cost ol developing more extended areas: that the Government buildings should lie oi a temporary character, but ade<piat" und comfortable; that civic building should lie of a permanent cliuraeter binrestricted to serve the limited population ; that the development of engineering and other services should ire restricted a- far as possible to meet the j needs of the areas first settled : and 1 (hat. nii-neeessary duplication ol businesses should be prevented ill this stage 1 1 v tile establishment of a co-operative system for the simply and distribution of commodities. I’he Cmnniittee be--1 lines that by adopting its proposal il I will lie possible to reduce the initial I population from IA .0(10 as estimat'd in l<l()n. to litlOtl, Hills lessening the expenditure in the first few years.