Threatened Sacrifice of Cculptures.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 186, 31 March 1932, Page 4

Threatened Sacrifice of Cculptures.

Some good specimeiis of the plastic are are likely to be sacrificed if the Wellington City Council adopts the advice of its advisory architects and demolishes the portico and clock tower of the Town Hall as a precaution against damage by earthquake. Within the exterior area of the pediment of the portico in bold relief is a life-size group, symbolic of industry. The sturdy figure of a blacksmith joining hands with a graceful female in flowing robes impersonates the arts; both figures stand before the figure of a proteetive angel with butstretched wings. This piece of sculpture was the work of Mr. Herdman | Smith, who some thifty-two years ago was one of the art masters of the Wellington Technical College. Crowning the apex to the portico is a sculptured representation of the city's coat-of-arms in full relief, and along the base line of the pediment runs the city's motto, "Suprema a Situ." j Limit of Safety of Mental Work. j Opinions as to the limit of daily t mental work permissible in adults j differ. Sir Walter Scott declared that he worked for three hours with pleasure, but beyond about four hours he worked with pain, A French doctor says that a man 20 years old cannot do any intellectual work with profit beyond eight hours daily. Beyond this limit there will he fatigue cerebral anaemia or congestion, disgust, and impossibility to work. Generally, it is necessary to limit the time to six J hours or even less. In these times of hard driving and high pressure, many men have to exert themselves beyond . the time regarded as the limit of i safety. I

No Money Left. "If we take any notice of what the Minister of Finance tells us, by the end of the season there will not be any money left to pay to see football," remarked Mr. Sproule at the annual meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union, when the question was raised as to whether a "gate" for injured players would he better at the beginning of the season than at the end of the season. This prompted another delegate to suggest that a reduction be made in the price of admission to football matches in the coming season. "You might get more people interested and more attending the matches if you drop the prices to 9d for men and 6d for ladies," the delegate added in making this a recommendation to the incoming management committee.