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Otago Witness, Issue 4033, 30 June 1931, Page 26

Having served the New Zealand Air Force until the adoption of more modern machines, the four Avro 504 K training machines have been sold. They have been granted certificates of airworthiness for one year, but neither the purchaser nor the price paid has been divulged. The polished floor in the vestibule of the Auckland railway station now reveals the full beauty of its design, after many weeks of work (says the Auckland Star). Its pattern and colour scheme reflect the ceiling, and the three-star motifs, surrounded by the grey buff terrazzo, have a pleasing combination of browns and bright reds divided by strips of polished brass that curve and cross. One reason for introducing the brass was the desire to localise cracks, but it also makes an interesting feature of the panel scheme. A continuous decorative band enriches the floor, and has a sea green colouring, which is in delightful harmony with the finish above. *