Builders' Conference at Timaru

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7965, 31 October 1905, Page 2

Builders' Conference at Timaru

ACCOI |\ I 111-- lIRLILCA'I'IOS' YISJT. Messrs L. !•'. Wnllui A kett. re|ireseni'ati\es oi the '1 aranaki Guilders' Assoriat ion. report that, very satiMarl rr.v ee suits wer» annexed as tin- outcome of •%. c,.. Wilt coiifi'ienre al Timaru be-tween the architects wed bniWers ol il„. ''olon.\. Conditions of tender have agr,.,,i upon ;i„ |„. , lsl>t] throughoul, .New lylealand ,„i -and -afttir '• These conditions nil. hear the. stamp „f v,w n ,,. hind Arch./tects' nwl lluiklvj's' i.\ssoctation. ,ar,d eiher coi.vfit i<ins are t„ |„. recognised |,v builders m architects. TOs will ■!„. a great advantag.! wlvea overlapping occurs by working in dilVerent districts. (.oiulitions •being unitorm. no uusuivdersl can possible occur.

I l'e left Xcw l'l\ inollt'll Oil Friday, <)cr. 2(1. l, v ma* train, mid alter a K oo<l Kie-.iiner trip j"i o iii elliiiL;t on to Jt lel lon v.ent on by train lo Tinmen, where th vv were Welc.med 'by Hie buil'drr.s in' an en. t hiiMust ic, niatinrr. ami ri-he roval'•v - The Federal Council comiiicncrd its sittings on Tucsda.y niorniu;;, and continued w j|li sittiiiKs until Fri'dav (uonii'in'g. w'ilh the r:\Ccplion oi Wi'dm'Mlay which was reserved as au occasion of welcome l in live shape of a dinner, which tunned no small, pari in abiding' to I Ire enjoyment cf Hi.' visitors.

As 'rile Huni'din 'deleya les were leaving on Krulay the Miwor oi Tiniani was presented with n cahy by one ot tin! Dnnedin architects, who said thall for years Hie soitth'ii'ti city, ■hail '''held the 'cake" tor bail weat her, ami they (t lie visit ors) t lronyUl the lime now opportune tor handing the "cake" lo Tinmen. The cake was a laege one, wuig-lvittK I I or pounds, anil one oi Hi,' local papers suggested that il be handed lo t'he Tinuiru Itarbonr (ionid t« J --rin a perniauuntt mark in I'he new mote which is ivl ' present ivciny constructed. Souiel liing, ivoucx'er, the l>apcr says, will 'haw to be doiiv. as I lie Mayor has thv cake Imi bis hands, anil as tbe 'builders •ami architects prized his services so hig'hl.s at (heir joint coiuVrence tkey are. most anxious -Hurt, he slvall not have it on his chest.

On Friihty ailei'itoon the visitors wore driven around the district, and were 'all amazed -at 'the, si/u-ndid country nnd apparent I prosperity. The Irarbour is a source iif. pleasure to all Ihe inhabitants. •• Th-* deliH'.ili's were extremely iiiteresfc'd to see tile stoamep Kent. Id.(ilia tons, het'lh close in to Ihe shore. Ttejiorfs nr-e current that I. > (Kelton is suffering greatly from thii loss oi 'trade occasioned by tkp development of the port oi Tiiuuru. wlvictl ships goods from us as Oamarti and surfonitdiug ■(fistricis

The Northern architects and builders were all struck' witlv t ln"aMinimi; of work in hand at Wellington, Christ,'liurcli. and Tiinaru, where on all .sides prosperity s, enied to Ire tho order of the day. They were forced to the Conclusion that the great thiitj.} necessary iV;r |the Tarainaki (Ustfict '(s <i deep wa|i,'7'. [tort. if we are to kee]> pace with other ports iu their contiwtetl prosperity. The Harbour ttoai* of Tiinaru receives at present ,£l,lOll n year rentnl lor reclaimed land as. tlie natural result of shingle washing up behind tho waW rarrii.'l out lo"]n'etect the breakwater.

Thi! trip of the Tal'anaki •delef>'afrs was (ho imuv «*n.io,yabh on account of Ihc welcome thrni hy the (.'hristehnrel) builders when thvy nHiriK"! to IMe city. They wore driven round in a fonr-in-hainl, and were, in-aftd to a. iViivner. M:»ny were the jokes and stories I'-'riU'il 11 ii-'!" visit ami on . I ht> voynjre t,> ami fro. Tile ftest |>riw. however, was awarded to lie Jlouii. of Waiigaiiui, fin' hi" seemon un "Jonah's Imprisonment.'' Alun.v ilciiis of -interest were exlrack-it from builders who had previously lutvn unheal i[ of as vocalists and cinciilionisls. .As t!|e ililTcrcnC cciiiivs were reached o|i|ioi'l unit les u-civ taken oi farewell i hi;' the. ri-liiniinjj delegates, and tlin Taranaki "reps." now know "Aiild l.an.ej Sync." anil h'or lie's a Jolly l.'wd IVllow# wiibuufc lliu livuk.