A cross was first affixed to the top of the Clock Tower in The Square, Palmerston North, in December 1960. Although intended to be temporary it became permanant. In 1981 local Christians paid for a new, permanant cross, with the Palmerston North C...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          June 2, 1981

It was reported in the Manawatu Standard that Local Government Minister, Graham Bassett, commented that Sir Joseph Wards could not have started the town clock originally in 1906, as the clock tower plaque stated. Ian Matheson, City Archivist, 'sol...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 14, 1989

In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 to build a Clock Tower in The Square to hold the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. The Returned Services' Association wrote to the Mayor expr...

Creator:      Palmerston North Returned Services' Association
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 3, 1953

Mr A Cranson, watch and clock repairer of 46 The Square, maintained the town clock in the Clock Tower from 1963. In 1970 he wrote to the PNCC, to inform them that he was to raise his weekly charges for maintenance from 75 cents to $2.50 per week. ...

Creator:      A Cranson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 26, 1970

A letter from the City Electrical Engineer, Mr R G McInnes, to the Palmerston North City Council Energy Committee, recommending a new cross due to disrepair of the old one. A 'temporary' cross was first affixed to the top of the Clock Tower in The...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 30, 1979

The Commercial Hotel, situated on The Square, Palmerston North, wrote to suggest that the clock chimes be silenced during evenings and nights, in consideration of their guests. The letter was considered by the Palmerston North City Council Works C...

Creator:      Commercial Hotel
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 20, 1956

In 1953 Arthur Hopwood, of Arthur Hopwood Hardware, gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 to build a new tower in The Square, to hold the clock and chimes formerly in the Post Office. He wrote and thanked the Palmerston North City Council fo...

Creator:      Arthur Hopwood
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 4, 1953

A new Chief Post Office for Palmerston North was opened in 1906, complete with clock tower. In the letter the General Post Office informs the PNCC that it is lawful for local authorities to pay for maintenance of public clocks. The tower and clock...

Creator:      W R Morris
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 28, 1912

Mr A Cranson, watch and clock repairer of 46 The Square, maintained the town clock in the Clock Tower. In 1970 Peter Hall, Town Clerk for the Palmerston North City Council, wrote to confirm an increase of payment for maintenance from 75 cents to $...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 18, 1970

In 1968 the Lions Club of Manawatu sought approval to light the Clock Tower in The Square in the form of a Christmas tree, funded by local commercial organisations. The Reserves Committee of the Palmerston North City Council recommended that this ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 10, 1968

The Clock Tower in The Square was completed in 1957, after Arthur Hopwood gifted £10,000 for its construction. The Works Directorate describes the clock tower structure and the need for urgent maintenance to prevent further deterioration. Sent to ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 17, 1990

The Lions Club of Manawatu wrote to the Palmerston North City Council outlining their project to light the Clock Tower in The Square, Palmerston North, in the form of a Christmas tree, and seeking approval to do so. It was heard by the Reserved Co...

Creator:      Lions Club of Manawatu (Inc)
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 3, 1968

In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 to build a tower in The Square to hold the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. It was opened in 1957. In reply to Mr J J Coffey, 5 Ada Street, ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 27, 1957