Wellington Town Hall.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 287, 8 December 1904, Page 2

Wellington Town Hall.

THE OFFICIAL OPENING. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 7. The Wellingpjn Town Hall tu opened to-day |>y the Mayor, In the presence of a groat gathering: of • citizens who had been invited to the ceremony. The (building, whiten is a particularly lino one, was commenced in, June, 1901, when the Prince of Wales laid its foundation, stone. The largs hall is one of the best concert halls in Australasia, having seating accommodation (ox 8000 iteople, besides space for 800 singers tacmg the organ loft. Th? bulging is cat present equipped with ft •' temporary organ, but will eventually have an organ wWeh ignow being uu'H in London and for which the, sum of £7OOO has bean set apart. ies.ooo' °* ** buiWdn ® *•" "**"

At 2.30 the Mayor, Mr J. a W Altken, and councillors proceeded to tho main portico, where his. , Wo*. uhip was presented wit* tt ,„m and greenstone tey.with which Jfc opened Mio central doors Artir th. crowd had been adnXd VT £a central hall ho g*ve an wiitm ta which he briefly bit lory of tin city from the mrlte! Alter fine Mayor's speech th» to. t'onnl Anthem was w cal T n,on and a special chorus »«rf T °- ni « ht further concerts