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higlily valued, and will be more so as time goes on and popula- 

 tion becomes more congested. According to the familiar illus- 

 tration these are the ''lungs of the city." They are reserved 

 for the use of the people, and every effort should be made 

 to prevent any furtlier portion of them being filched away for 

 any purpose whatever. The parklands average about one- 

 third of a mile in width. 



The city was incorporated in 1840 ; the Corporation became 

 ijisolvent and was sold up in 1843; from 1843 to 1849 the city 

 affairs Avere managed by the Government, after which time the 

 incorporation was revived. 



The assessment in 1841 was £3,000 ; in 1921 it was £939,816. 



There ai"e 64 aci-es of parks laid out as gardens, such as 

 Elder Gardens, Palmer Gardens, Osmond Gardens, Brougham 

 Gardens, North Terrace Gardens, etc., and 27 cares as squares, 

 viz., Victoria, Hui'tle, Light, llindmarsh, Whitmore and Wel- 

 lington Squai-es. Since 1901, 9,140 trees and 13,323 shrubs 

 have been planted out in the Municipal Gardens. The first 

 systematic effort to impi'ove the a])pearance of the parks seems 

 to have been in 1878, when 3,531 trees were planted. The 

 planting fi-oin 1882 onwards has been done very largely from 

 the plans of ^Ir. Ediiie Brown, the late Conservator of Forests. 

 In 1899 the Council took up in earnest the matter of the 

 im])roveuient of the pai-ks, and a liead gardener was appointed. 

 The result oi' the Council's eff'orts is seen in the beautiful 

 parks and gardens ol* to-day. The parklands are used exten- 

 sively by athletic clubs. Last 3'ear 252 permits were issued by 

 the Corporation. 



The parks and gardens are tastefully planted and adorned 

 \\ ith statues and memorials, the cost of which has been borne 

 by public subscriptions and private citizens. Gifts of plants 

 have also Ix-oi made by citizens, and special mention must be 

 made of Ihe generosity of Cr. Dr. Angas Johnson, and Mr. 

 Bailey. 



Tlicfe ar<' two children's playgrounds, one on South Ter- 

 race, the gift of Conneillor C. R. J. Glover, while towards the 

 other on Lefevre Ten-ace, North Adelaide, he gave £500, and 

 a similar aniount towards the first section of the War Drive 

 ^Fr. Chas. Angas also gave £250 for laying out, near the City 

 Bridge, a gai-den, which was named Angas Park after his 

 illustrious grandfather. The late Mr, Barr Smith donated an 

 amount for the purpose of extending the Rotunda lawns. Sir 

 LdAvin Smith gave the refreshment kiosk, and Sir Thomas 

 Elder the handsome bandstand in the same park. 



