MURPHY AND PATTERSON’S STABLES.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2221, 30 April 1880, Page 2

MURPHY AND PATTERSON’S STABLES.

TOWN EDITION.

An idea of the improvements that are rapidly being made in the construction of livery stables, may bo formed by an inspection of the establishment, just completed for Messrs Murphy and Patterson, in Besvrick street. The stables in question have a frontage of fifty feet to the street, and a depth of lifty-four feet. The construction is of brick, and the design unites comfort with elegance. The arrangement of sheds, stalls, and offices are exceedingly complete, and embody all the latest improvements. A visitor can sec at a glance the material from which to select, whether it is an elegant turn-out or a suitable steed. The carriage shed is replete with the lincst of travelling furniture, from the magnificent barouche to double and single buggies of every design imaginable. The vehicles arc one and all constructed with a view to case and comfort, and as the proprietors arc experts in their business, the public will be able to rely upon their being in good travelling order and free from the defects that so often contribute to accidents. The stable contains thirty spacious and lofty stalls, and ten horse boxes, and we may mention that the horses kept for hire arc of a very superior stamp, the aim being, by producing a genuine class of animals, free from the blemishes that are so common to hireling hacks, to redeem the character that many of the large stables of New Zealand have lost. The contractors for the erection of the stables are Messrs Simpson and Berry, and they deserve to be complimented for the way in which their work has been carried out. The linn having leased from Mr John Meiklc the Grosvenor stables as well, will be in a position to keep pace with the demands of their patrons for some time to come, unless the latter become unexpectedly numerous.