m The Press understands that it is tho intention of the Corn and Mercantile Association to build (M Christchurch a very handsome ■■Mall, 90ft long by 60ft wide, and a sufficient height to carry a gallery. The acoustic properties of the hall will be carefully attended to, and the platform will extend the whole width of the building, having moveablewings for operatic or theatrical purposes. It is also suggested to have a moveable floor, lifted by hydraulic pressure, so that it can be made perfectly level, to suit a ball, or other similar purposes, or it ban be raised to an incline, so that the people at the back can see an operatic or theatrical performance as well 4 as those in front* \ ,
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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1361, 9 December 1872, Page 2
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