Conservation Plan Addington Cemetery - Christchurch City Libraries

Conservation Plan for Addington Cemetery
The following notes from Archives New Zealand, CH380: Abattoir & Reserves Committee
Minute Books refer to the resolutions to transfer the cemetery to the Council.
20 January 1947 p1910
Clause 7:
“At a meeting of the Deacon’s Court last night….to transfer the securities as listed together
with the bank balance of approximately £300 making a total of something over £4000. These
funds have been built up over a number of years….”
21 March 1947
A letter to the Chairman and Members of the Reserves Committee Christchurch City
Council from the Reserves office of the Council outlines the matters for the Council to
consider. The report is attached in full in Appendix 3.
24 March 1947
“Resolved to recommend to Council to take over the Addington Cemetery provided the
present owners are prepared to assist in the passage of a Bill for removal of headstones”
“…letter received from the Chairman,
Finance Committee, St. Andrew’s Church: ‘our
cemetery is not at all in the same position as the Barbadoes Street cemetery. A great number
of stones have been erected in the last 2/3 years….there is no doubt that in the distant
future many of the cemeteries will be cleaned up for playing areas for children, but we are
not in a position to even discuss that matter with you….we would like you to reconsider
the position quite apart from the Barbadoes Street cemetery which we understand is more
or less in a derelict condition and without funds to keep it in order….it would take a
considerable time for the funds [of Addington Cemetery] to be used up in keeping the
present graves in order….’” 29
26 May 1947 p1942
Clause 3:“Resolved that a conference be held between representatives of the committee and
the owners of the two cemeteries concerned (Addington and Barbadoes Street) to discuss
further the question of future control of these cemeteries.”
22 September 1947
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