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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 9004, 14 December 1907, Page 4

As a matter of course, almost every newspaper in the dominion has dealt editorially,, with the recent destruction of Parliament Buildings. They are practically unanimous in their condonrnation of the old structure, and most of them demand that the new buildings shall be more artistic in design, more convenient in general arrangement; and constructed of material that will preclude, the possibly of a serious conflagration. On the subject of reconstruction of the building, the Christcburch "Press" says :--"Wnat we do most earnestly hope is that in the matter of providing fresh accommodation for Parliament, the Government will i:ot repeat th«? mistakes of the past. They are now able to make a fresh start, and we hope that the new Houses of Parliament which will arise from the ashes of the old, will be dignified in style, sound and honest in design and workmanship.and conveniently adapted for the important purposes for which they have to serve. To this end the best architectural talent available should be secured, and a

careful study should be made of Parliamentary buildings in other parts of the world."

A message received from Londcn on Wednesday night shows how closely we are linked to the Motherland by cable. "The 'Morning Post/ " said the message, "expresses heartfelt sympathy at the destruction of the New Zealand Parliamentary Buildings, and is confident a nobler edifice will rise on the si'-e of the old." This message (says a Christchurch contemporary) was received at our office at twenty minutes past eleven. It meant that a message announcing the disaster had been put in at Wellington as soon as the telegraph office opened on Wednesday morning, and had reached London in time to be published and commented upon in the morning papers of that day, December 11th, this being possible owing to the difference between New Zealand and London time. The London morning papers of December 11th thus published New Zealand news which did not appear in New Zealand morning papers, outside Wellington, until the following day, and London comment was in the hands of subeditors in the dominion before the news appeared in their papers.