MOUNT COOK HERMITAGE
TIMARU, 4th February. Mr. Buxton, M.P., who was a member of the Mackenzie Government when the plans for the flew Mount Cook Hermitage were adopted, made a statement' in reply to Sir John Findlay's criticism that .the new building should havo been made much larger, and a billiard-room included. Mr. Buxton says he had to cul the coat according to the cloth, the cost of the building, according to the accepted plan, being as high as the Government was justified in undertaking at present. Moreover, people interested in the. Hermitage cay .the building will be large enough for the immediate future seeing that the- present buildings will etill be available.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 30, 5 February 1913, Page 3
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113MOUNT COOK HERMITAGE Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 30, 5 February 1913, Page 3
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