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Christchurch City Council Cultural Committee chairwoman Helen Garrett says if the currentsouthern extension proposal for the Robert McDougall Art Gallery is opposed they will keepon trying.Newspaper clipping from The Press “Extension into park opposed”, 9 July 1975.The Parks and Recreation Committee have opposed the extension of the Gallery south intothe Botanic Gardens because of the loss of rare trees. The Committee recommended theextension be north ward or upward.Minutes of Christchurch City Council Cultural Committee, 21 July 1975. Chairperson is HelenGarrett.Recommendations from Parks and Recreation Committee July meeting noted.Newspaper clipping from Christchurch Star “Gallery plans may yet be blocked”, 10 September1975.The Parks and Recreation and Cultural Committees of the Christchurch City Council gavetheir approval to a proposal to extend the Robert McDougall Art Gallery north into the BotanicGardens at a cost of $500,000. However this has met with disapproval by members of thepublic and has opposition within Council.Newspaper clipping from Christchurch Star “$500,000 gallery extension favoured”, 10September 1975.The Parks and Recreation and Cultural Committees of the Christchurch City Council gavetheir approval to a proposal to extend the Robert McDougall Art Gallery north into the BotanicGardens at a cost of $500,000. However this has met with disapproval by members of thepublic and has opposition within Council.Newspaper clipping from The Press “McDougall Art Gallery plan given approval”, 10September 1974.Outlines extension to the Gallery in more detail including diagrams showing the newextension plan to the north and the old extension plan toward the museum. A time frame oftwo years was discussed.Newspaper clipping from The Press “Argument for gallery extension”, 11 September 1975.Article by Rodney Wilson arguing for a sensitive extension into the Botanic Gardens ratherthan a new Gallery.Newspaper clipping from The Press “Gallery extension ‘foolish’”, 15 September 1975.Mr M.L. Cadogan of the Canterbury branch of the Friends of the Earth opposes the RobertMcDougall Art Gallery extension into the Botanic Gardens.Minutes of combined Christchurch City Council Parks and Recreation and CulturalCommittees, 15 September 1975Proposed Robert McDougall Art Gallery extensions were discussed with the extension to thenorth favoured.Newspaper clipping from Christchurch Star “Gallery work could start before library”, 16September 1975.As the Robert McDougall Art Gallery extension will be less expensive than the proposed newlibrary it may be built first. Both will be subject to a review of capital works by the Policy andFinance committee the following week.Newspaper clipping from Christchurch Star “Art gallery extension approved”, 16 September1975.Outlines opinions by individual councillors regarding the decision in favour of extending theRobert McDougall Art Gallery into the Botanic Gardens to the north.Newspaper clipping from The Press “Council decides to use gardens for gallery”, 16September 1975.