THE HAMILTON HOTEL.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 354, 15 October 1898, Page 2

THE HAMILTON HOTEL.

Messrs Jones and Son, the contractors for Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co.'s new hotel in Victoria-street, Hamilton, have a large staff of men engaged on-the work. The foundation, which is entirely of brick, is now well under way, aud good, steady progress is being made. Last evening we were shown the plan of the new place, aud, although it is hard to judge such a building on paper, there is no doubt it will be a most imposing structure. There will be a frontage of Sift., while the house extends back in two wings 08 feet. The ground floor contains three sitting-rooms 15 x 14, commercial room 18 x 14, dining room 20 x 31, billiard room 30 x 10, kitchen, servants' dining vooni, storeroom, scullery, etc , and five bedrooms. The bar, which will be a handsome circular one, will not be situated on the old spot, but will lie found at the. opposite end of the house, where the little shop used to be, behind this again will be the billiard room, while the dining room is situated almost on the same spot as formerly. Upstairs there is a spacious drawing room, 18 x 14 feet, two nice large sitting rooms, and twenty-two bedrooms, while two bathrooms (one in each wing) will be fitted up with all modern appliances, hot and cold water, lavatories, etc. There will be a balcony at the back overlooking the garden, with lire escapes at cither end. The corridors are fine and broad, and the rooms nice and lofty, having 12 feet clear on the lower storey and 11 upstairs. Where the old stable used to be a shop and sample room will be erected, each 10 x 25 feet, and adjoining that a commodious stable. Behind this a detached two-storey place 00 x 15 will be built, containing bedrooms on the upper floor and storeroom, laundry, washhouae, etc., underneath. The contract price was £3,000, and we have no doubt the new hostelry will be thoroughly up-to-date aud creditable alike to the owners aud the township. There were many associations which endeared the old house to many of us, but in view of such a fine building we must confess its destruction cannot be altogether regretted.