NEW BUILDINGS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 117, 3 June 1937, Page 4

NEW BUILDINGS

Premises for H B. Co-op. Farmers Products, Lto. contract let to-day A contracts Was let tkis kbfhlng lo« premises to house tke new company, Hawke's Bay Co-operative Farm Pfb* duets, Ltd., whick, after July 1, will handle tke wholesale marketing of all butter. The contraet has been let by the architectj Mr. As Garnett, to Mr. p. j. Bridgeman, 6f Hastings. The price is not disclosed. Work is to be put in hand immediately, and the new buildxng is expected to be finxskea by the end of July. Tke new pfemxses, whick will be the headquafters of the company, will be situated in Plunket street, Hastings. A contract for a reinforeed concrete structure of two storeys to replaee th* present building in Karamu road, adjoining Nutters' building was al/o let this morning by Mf. Garnett to Mr, H. W. Abbott. Plans have also been prepared for an extensien' t6 pfbvide B number of additionai bedrooms to the Caflton Olub Hotel, Hawke's Bay Go;operative Fhrffi Products, Ltd., will compfiSe all tke dairy ccmpanies.at present operating in the Hawke jS Bky pfovinCe, , tkixs . conSOm datiiig the vafibns manxifacturihg 8oriW pailies in One Organisatioii and elitninating the necessity for the operationi oi tke iiiteral Mhrketig Departmeht and ifidxVidual distributori in tke t§Fritory. It will work in corijuhctidn wxtk and itt accofdance with the wishes of thd Marketing Department. Tke firm will take over the Hastings branCh of the department, together with its chief officer and serVicing equipment. The Hastings branch was acquired by the department wkexii Pieot BrOs. ' business was pnt ehased by the Government some time ago. The new company will be prepared to negotiate with other distributors for por-» tions of their ssrvice PqUipment ,re» quired in the new business.