NEW GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
The new Gcneial Goveinment Buildings at Wellington are to be erected on the reclaimed land fronting Lambton Quay, in a cential portion of the city. The} will contain all the departmental offices under one roof. Messrs. Archibald 1 and Scully, t\ro well-known co»tractpj*; arc $£ succe&ful tenderer^ the p/^f k e i%.^^ o 9lij|jft' 'overnment furnibUnjif. The necessary site »«as
the buildings, the whole of the first tenders having been rejected. It was bruited about by enemies of the Government that " the cause of this delay was some uncertainty as to the removal of the seat of Government, Mr. Vogel having kept the matter hanging over the heads of the Wellington party as an inducement to secure their votes. We believe, however, that this report was unfounded, the real reason of the delay being the excessive amount of the tenders. The new buildings will be a great convenience, as the vaiicis departments are at present scattered all over Wellington in such a manner as to prevent prompt despatch of public business.
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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 431, 20 February 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)
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174NEW GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 431, 20 February 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)
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