£140,000 FIRE STATION
NEW AUCKLAND BLOCK LOAN SANCTION SOUGHT (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Amended plans for a new central fire station for Auckland, which will involve a saving of nearly £20,000, were adopted by the Auckland Fire Board to-day. It was decided to apply to thg Local Government Loans Board for permission to raise £140,000 to cover the cost of the new scheme. The land on which the new buildings are to stand, is situated on the corner of Pitt street and Grey avenue. It. was acquired two years ago at a cost of £25,000 and £23,000 of this amount still owing is included in the loan for which sanction is being sought. The principal alterations in the original plan relate to the living accommodation. The actual building cost will be reduced from £127,740 to the estimate, £108,793. Accommodation will- be provided for 62 men. For married men there will be 21 houses and eight flats, and for single men 33 cubicles.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20125, 20 December 1939, Page 6
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164£140,000 FIRE STATION Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20125, 20 December 1939, Page 6
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