Building Notes.

Progress, Volume XV, Issue 10, 1 June 1920, Page 820

Building Notes.

AUCKLAND. A number of tenders were invited early this month by the Education Board for various school buildings:'School building at Tauhei in wood; School building at Ngaruawahia; also school buildings at Otakiri, Hamilton East, Fairfield School (Hamilton), Netherton, and additions in wood to Te Puke and Buckland schools. Mr. F. A. Browne advertised for tenders during the months for a garage in Anzac Avenue. A donation of £25,000 has been voted to the Auckland Museum War Memorial Fund by the Trustees of the Auckland Savings Bank. This brings the total amount presented to the fund to date to £52,000, the Government having granted a £25,000 subsidy and the Auckland Eacing Club having given £2OOO. It is estimated that the cost of the new Museum, which is to be erected on Observatory Hill, in the Domain, will be between £IOO,OOO and £125,000, according to the prices which wall have to be paid for building materials, labour, etc. Mr. Henry E. White invited tenders during the month for alterations and additions to a residence in Princes St. Messrs Norman Wade and A. M. Bartley called for tenders early this month for a two storey residence in brick and rough cast in Eanfuxdy Eoad. ASHBURTON. Messrs J. S. and M. J. Guthrie, of Christchurch, invite tenders for additions and alterations in brick to business premises in Ashburton for the' N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd.

CHRISTCHURCH. Messrs Grcenstrect and Anderson invited tenders early Ui.s month lor me election of a residence in Beaiey Avenue. a meeting of me uomnuuee or me War Memorial xo oeing cuueu unis mourn wiieai u is proposed lo get um ULsigiui, 101 • ilie proposed gran or Memories, and star, a uuaiiciai campaign ax once 10 oDraiu me muds, me Major is active in tiie matter. r'no sites Bub-commutee of the Housing Committee reported to tile Livy council recently mat it nad lurcher considered sues for the erection of workers' dwellings, and recommeuaea me acquisition or a piece of land belonging to Mr. rtouaid Duncan, at the corner or Osborne street and .Lawrence street, xNortn Upavva. 'me area was anout four acres, and me price asked was j£1250, but the commit doped to De ame to purenase it for less than that, the council considered the report in committee, and rejected me proposed site, ii urns agreed, however, mat ocher Sites should ue inspected. MASTERTON. Messrs toon and Gooder invited tenders for the erection, in muck, ox outbuildings for the Mas ter ton xlospitai. MBTHVEN. The Education Board of Christchurch invite tenders for a new school at iVtethven. WELLINGTON. A new Physics wing is to be added to Victoria College for which the Government have voted £20,000. The L).6.5. Co. are adding two storeys to their present offices in Customhouse Quay. ENGINEERING TENDERS. The Napier Borough Council invites tenders for a gas producer, condensers, and steam boiler as follows: —One 1200 h.p. Gas Producer;, four Atmospheric Gas Condensers; one 25 h.p. Iboiler. Tenders will bo received up to Sept, loth this year. The P. W. Dept., Wellington, invite tenders for the supply of 34,000 super ft. of hardwood timber. Tenders are invited for the supply of Section 86, Substation 3-unit Motor-Generator for Lake Coleridge scheme by the P. W. Dept, up to June 30th. Mr. I’. W.. Armstrong, Consulting Electrical Engineer, Hereford Street, Christchurch, invites tenders for electric lighting and power installation in the new building for the N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. building in Christchurch. The Lyttelton Harbour Board invite tenders up to Jan. 1921 for the supply of six 5-ton Portal cranes. ■ The Thames Valley (To Arolia) Electric Power Board invite tenders for the following material: —1700 iron bark poles; 9000 cross arms; 9000 U bolts; 2000 mixed wooden poles.