TOWN PLANNING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 9, 29 May 1914, Page 2

TOWN PLANNING.

I —, m,, LECTURES BY EXPERTS. ' GOVERNMENT GIVES ASSISTANCE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, May 27. A deputation consisting of Mr C. -U. Luke, representatives of the Architects' Institute, and Municipal Electors' As- ! Koeiation, accompanied by llr Charles C. Roade, organiser of the Australian . Town Planning tour, waited on the lion. If. 1). l!e!l, Minister for internal Affairs, to-day. and ashed for financial assictance from -the Government towards ,tlie cost of the proposed free public lantern lectures on town-planning' in New Zealand during jidy, by Mr W. H. Davidgc K.S.T., M.1.C.E., A.K.I.RA., London. County Council), and Mr lt.ade. These lectures will deal with all the lalc>l aspects of the subject in England, Eni"pe, and America, and hu illustrated with over a thousand lantern slides provided for the (our by the Garden Cities an.l Town Planning l Associations of (ireal ISriiain. The cost of the campaign was stated to be £8"j..1, not including anv reuimier.itiou to the lecturers, who hail lulcrtaken to give their lecture* free. prodded that, out-of-pocket expenses in -New Zealand were met. Tlic Miinh'ter expressed hi* entire , empathy witli tl u . proposal, and his appreciation of (lie action of (he Garden Cities Association in givihig Nor Zeal.in I an opportunity of obtaining e.\]ier( advice on the whole i|iies(ion of lown-pbm-advanccd oountric--! durini;- recent year-. He i»linuf-d that the Co've-iiiiieiit would contriiiule e;;r.O touard- ihe expenses and do all in their power to facilitate Tie Cili/en.-.' (.'omniitte.' in eharge of local arrangements subscjUenf 1 v met Sir M, >a.|e, and decided to euarant.e a minimum of £nT) tower 1 general .>- ;.'eu-e.-. in addition to yrmidiao- f,,r h.ilU h'ulenw, etc.. in Wconetoi; Mr Davidge arrives iif Auckland, cariv in duly from London, via Van -ouwr. iiorthern citv. in conjum (ion' \Glh \! r lleade. It. is proposal to ei'.e i., t -Auavrii-.d. Hamilton. >.,'„ i,.,,„; o a AVaiiganui. .Palmer-don Nor:!.. \ ~,•,.,■■ Wellington. Hm.-tehiireh, Tin/aru. ti.im■■"•u. Dunedin, and lev n T;:i|l. Mr. (owns, in order la. secure'l lie K . ~<, ~-: l.