The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 3 (August 1, 1931)
Railway Gardens. Presentation of Prizes
Railway Gardens. Presentation of Prizes
At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Horticultural Society on June 29th the prizes won in the competition between the Railway Station gardens of Canterbury were presented.
Fourteen gardens were judged, there being two divisions, classed according to the time they had been established.
Two challenge cups were presented, one donated by Mr. L. B. Hart to the senior division, and the other to the junior division by the Canterbury Horticultural Society.
The members of the Christchurch Traffic Department also donated four cups to the station officers who were instrumental in carrying off the prizes.
Mr. L. B. Hart, in handing over the challenge trophies to the successful competitors, complimented them on their excellent work, and assured them that their efforts to improve the railway station surroundings were much appreciated by the public.
Mr. O. W. B. Anderson in presenting the miniature cups to the various successful station officers, expressed the pleasure of the Society in controlling such a competition, and speaking from a personal inspection while the gardens were being judged, was convinced that quite a substantial advance had been made during the past season. He felt sure that even more improvement would be made during the coming year.
The District Traffic Manager thanked the Society for its co-operation in the good work of railway station advancement, and assured the Society that he would do everything in his power to give the movement further encouragement.
The winners were as follows:—
Class A—Heathcote Railway Station 1, Rakaia 2.
Class B—Little River Railway Station 1, Ric-carton 2.—(From “The City Beautiful.”)