G-P-O. STATUARY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1480, 1 July 1912, Page 6

G-P-O. STATUARY.

The very beautiful and ' important niece ot statuary by Mr. Alfred Drury, K.A., las been erected over the entrance m I'eatherston Street of the new General lost Ofhoe and the criticisms of those in the crowd watrhing tho final piece (tho globe) being fitted in its place on Friday atteinoon was decidedly of a. favourable nature. The bread!h and strength, of Mr. Drury s work is mucie manifest in tho two female figures. They have a fine air of power and repose," and Hie modelling of the limbs, face/and, in partidular, the voluminous draperv is distinctly impressive. The emblem "each figure holds—one on engine and Hi- other an ancient gallean in full m bronze, and have to \w dowelled to the stonework. That will be clone to-day I'he work of Mr. Drury is flanked' with two other figures, tiro work of which was entrusted lo Messrs. I'arkin-on and S'mi monumental masons, of Auckland. The-e figures, now in position, show evidence of skill in crnftsmaiKliip. They slnnd about Sft. Gin. .in height, and the Post and Telegraph branches uf (he |j,.. One is a draped fiiyure Alanding meditatively hesi<le a pedestal, on which, is sculptured in the a telegraph instrument, whilst wires encircle the trunk of the pedestal. The tl?nre. that of a male, lui.s a troubled expression] and abnormal physical derelopmenl is disclosed in the undraped body portion of the figure. The posfure is rat.licr oond but the drapery is skimpy. The postal figure is cf Amazonian proportion—a female Hercules flying nlon? with an outstretched hand benrin? a letter. As tju> whole of this piece was nol erected when seen ycsUTdsy, tlic sjenc-ral ellVct ctnihi nol he gained, Iml i-iidiikli could I." μ-ni Ic> show nn excellent idea, c-arrifd Mill) cllecl withoiif milch rciard (o Hi- nrlNlic. A fc'iiiiilc of snrl, pr:ip.->r(i<.!H would mil be very fleol of I'onl-ralber >h»iild il b? a slim syliih-like flgiim tint would "•iiT/f-t in lict nirv ji-'ire lichtiip-- unci spued. How the Auckland stituary will harniAiii'n wi(h the Driir.y piecs , . "ill bfl .seen in the cquxse of a dn; or tivo,