FIRST STONE LAID
PRIME MINISTER OX STATE BUILDING. (By TclesraDh— Press Association I Christchurch, November -0. The Prime .Minister, Sir .losenli Ward, this morning laid the foundation-stone of the now Government Buildings in Christchurch. The lion. .1. A. Millar (Minister for liailways) was also present. Tho buildings are to cost ,t(iO,Ufll). Thev are to be erected on a site in Cathedral Souare, which cost Sir .!oh'l>li Ward delivered « highly optimistic speech, avoiding party politics, the only reference in this respect being a declaration of confidence that tho 7th December would give a reply to all attacks on the Government. I.avge public buildings, said the Primo Minister, wero necessary to meet the rapid expansion in tho pomilntion and business of tho Dominion. In theory there might bo centralisation of the Government, but in practice this was not so great, the bulk of tho money for public buildings being spent outside. Wellington. In Wellington the great new post office in course of erection would result in a largo saving in rent. The new Christchurch buildings would accommodate a largo number of Departments at present occupying rented ofhccs.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1291, 21 November 1911, Page 7
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185FIRST STONE LAID Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1291, 21 November 1911, Page 7
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