Centennial Commandments
When Centennial memorials were first under discussion all sorts of strange ideas were put forward. These "Centennial Commandments" were inspired by the Government's proposals for coordinating and directing all the activity. | H: ONOUR thy Grandfather and thy Grandmother and erect | to them not memorials such as | swimming baths and other lukewarm things. HOU shalt not covet thy neighbour's idea if he hath one meriting the Subsidy more than thine. S* days shalt thou labour and on the seventh rest, but let not this be an excuse for a Rest Room. HOU shalt call it by none other word than Centennial, neither Centeenial nor Centennary, nor Centeenary, lest ye provoke the Wrath of the Under-Secretary, for he is a very jealous Under-Secre-tary in the matter of The WORD. HOU shalt not take the name of the Minister in vain if he refuseth the Subsidy for Sewer Cleaning Purposes. HOU shalt not worship any graven images, such as milk cans, or golden calves, ‘and put them upon thy Civic Heraldry, neither put upon thy Coat of Arms such things as Hapuka Heads, for verily these things are Not in Good Taste. a. 5 es
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 21, 17 November 1939, Page 9
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194Centennial Commandments New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 21, 17 November 1939, Page 9
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