GIFT OF N.Z. GRANITE
PORTSMOUTH CATHEDRAL SLAB FROM COROMANDEL (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Government is sending a slab of Coromandel granite, Gin. by 12in. by 24in.. for inclusion in the new % cathedral being erected in Portsmouth. England. The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, s'ated that a request for a specimen of New Zealand stone came from the; Bishop of Portsmouth, who emphasised the close connections the city of Portsmouth had with the British Empire and the desire of the church authorities to have in the cathedral stone from various parts of the Empire.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20012, 10 August 1939, Page 16
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100GIFT OF N.Z. GRANITE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20012, 10 August 1939, Page 16
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