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Already this month permits haVe ' been issued by the City Council for the | erection of 40 dwellings. Mr J. S. Neville, Town Clerk, in- , vites tenders, closing at 4 p.m. on No- ■ vember 2<Sth, for the erection of a j pavilion in Spreydon Domain. ! The use of east bronze or brass lottea in Hea of the "Id type ot nameplate is now increasins in po, nlai t>, and fast becoming the vogue. relet, ters cast separately, and po isli«K then fitted witfi lugs by which they tiro attached to rough cast or cement When finished, the work has a ver> neat appearance, and quite in keeping with the whole building. Some architects are very keen on this form ot lettering, and recommend it on eyerj occasion possible. There are certain firms that make a special feature ot this work. Reporting to the City Council on Monday evening, the Electricity Committee advised:—"ln accordance with the building extensions authorised some time ago under the No. C loan, plans have been prepared for extensions to tho oH'ic-o buildings, on the east towards the destructor, and on tho south towards the baths. The former will be put in hand first. Detailed plans have been submitted and explained to the committee, and it is recommended that tenders be called. These will be submitted to Council in due course." The report was adopted. The Electricity Committee reported to tho City Council on Monday evening:—ln the course of the annual inspection and overhaul of the destructor plant, it had been found that some of the brickwork between the two combustion chambers showed signs of bulging- The full extent of the trouble could not be gauged until the second chamber had been examined, but the circumstances were being reported as a further indication of the severe conditions under which the plant is working, and that in the absence of any alternative or duplicate plant, a difficult situation would ariso in the event of repairs or replacements, on an extensive scale, becoming necessary. After 11 sales of land in tho Hutt Valley, the Lands Department has disposed of 50 per cent, of its offerings of building sites made under.the Government scheme for the relief of the City housing shortage. Approximately 250 acres have been opened up, and hundreds of sales have- been made. There remain 170 acres yet to be offered to the public. It is anticipated that in another 12 months the whole of the Lower Hutt housing block will have been put on tho market. The twelfth sale, which -will take place at the end of the month, will be the second offering of land on the eastern side of the new railway line and abutting the now Waiwetu school. Twenty-five sections' of the last offering there have been sold, and more land will be opened up to tfee north. The roads being formed here are Rodney street and Cambridge terrace, which runs along the line of railway. A stove that is quite new to Australian housekeepers has a patented sealed oven. Whereas in the ordinary typo.of gas stove the heat rises to the j top, and passes through a fluo vent at the back of the oven, in this sealed oven the heat rises to tho top, but cannot escape immediately, so lias to pass down the oven again, before eventually escaping underneath a false back to a patented flue vent situated about twothirds of the distance from tho top of the oven, actually using the same heat twice. A special flue nozzle is supplied by the manufacturers to ensure the correct drawing of th? flue, and to prevent any down draught, and with this flue there is no danger of the oven gas becoming smothered. The burners are star-shaped, with holes drilled in such a manner as to make each hole a separate unit of flame having an air surface all for the greater the air surface to flame the greater the efficiency. There are four boiling burners and one griller burner, in addition to the oven burners, and the boiling burners are grouped to enable a pilot light to be fitted to the stove. NEW OFFICES. ELLESMEBE COUNTY COUNCIL. At 2.30 p.m., to-day, Mr John Cunningham, chairman of the Ellesmere County Council, will officially open the Council's new offices at Leeston. Built on an Italian design, and finished in white Portland cement and white sand, the latter have taken the place of the old wooden structure on the site nearly opposite the War Memorial. The entrance hall is panelled, and the various rooms are capacious and well ventilated. The Council chamber is 28 feet 6 inches by 15 feet 6 inches, and the general office is 20 feet by 16 feet. Messrs Collins and Harman are the architects. Tho builders, Messrs Million and Robinson, have been responsible for a very creditable job. CONCERT HALL. > RAPIDLY APPROACHING COMPLETION. '•Agriculture and Industry,'' the words, in gold letters, which formerly j indicated the purposes to which the i old Canterbury Hall was devoted, were being hewn out of the old frontage yesterday by hammer and chisel. The wall facing Manchester street is assuming an appearance more in keeping with the rest of the Concert Hall, which is rapidly approaching completion. Plasterers' are busy on the floor, giving the surface the final touches before the seats are placed in position. Semi-circular curves denote where the I rows will be.