Town-Planning Conference and Exhibition.

Progress, Volume XIV, Issue 7, 1 March 1919, Page 447

Town-Planning Conference and Exhibition.

The Programme of Papers. Some interesting visitors who should add greatly to the value of the discussions are expected to attend the Town-Planning Conference organised for the Government by Mr. S. Hurst Seager. As the original date was too close to the Municipal elections and mayoral installations, it has been changed to Monday, 19th May, for the opening of the Conference, which will continue until Saturday, May 24th. The discussions will be in the mornings and afternoons, the evenings being devoted to lantern exhibitions.

It is expected that the Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald, Minister of Town-Planning in New South Wales, will be able to attend the Conference. He is particularly interested in an Australian garden city at Daceyville, near Sydney, so that his contribution to the discussions should he of great value.

Another overseas visitor will be Mr. J. F. Munnings, Durban gold medallist in architecture and chief architect of the City of Bengal. He is spending his furlough in New Zealand, and has consented to read a paper at the Conference.

On the first day, Monday the exhibition will he at the disposal of delegates only, and on Tuesday, May 20th, the Conference will be formally opened by the Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister for Internal affairs, who will give an address. The programme, as it has been arranged so far, is as follows Tuesday morning , May 20th.— 1. “Present. Acts Bearing on Town Planning.”—Mr. Newton, Assistant Undersecretary of Internal affairs. Tuesday afternoon.- Conclusion of discussion on “Town-Planning Legislation,” and paper on the Principles of Town-Planning Legislation, by H. F. Von Haast. 2. “The Health and Wellbeing of the People in respect to Situation, Climate, Soils, their Homes and Environments.”—Dr. Yalintine, chief Health Officer. Wednesday, 10 a.m. —3. “The Garden City in relation to the Reconstruction and Repatriation Problems.” — Mr. S. Hurst Seager. - Wednesday afternoon. —4. “Garden Suburbs: The Subdivision of Land for Residental Areas, and Arrangement of Sites for Homes and Communal Buildings (Kitchens, Creches, Places of Recreation and Instruction).” —Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald, Minister of Town-Plan-ning, New South Wales. Thursday, 10 a.m. —5. “The City Beautiful Planning and Replanning for Convenience, and Beauty—Trees, Fountains, and Monuments.”—Mr. J. F. Munnings, Chief Architect,of the City of Bengal. .

Thursday afternoon. — 6. “Roads: Their Planning and their Constructioh considered in respect to —(a.) Civic Services—Gas, Water, Sewerage, and Electricity; (b) The Cost of different Methods and the Use of New Zealand Materials; (c) In relation to the Effect of their Surfaces on the Cost of Haulage.” Mr. A. Dudley Dobson, Christchurch City Engineer. Friday, 10 a.m. —7. “The Housing Problem: Homes for Workers, their Plans and Furniture.” Friday, afternoon. — 8. “Parks, Playgrounds and open Spaces as Places of Recreation, of Physical Development, and of Rest.”—Mr. C. J. Parr, G.M.G., M.P. Saturday morning. —9. “The University, Colleges and Schools: Their responsibility in. relation to the Inculcation of Town-Planning Principles.” It is probable that Sir Robert Stout will give the paper on Saturday morning. As the arrangements are being completed, other subjects may be added to the programme. The Honorary Organiser, Mr. Hurst Seager, will lecture in a number of North Island towns this month on “ What Town-Planning means to the Dominion,” and he will similarly tour the South Island, commencing the second week in April.