Building Notes.

Progress, Volume XV, Issue 12, 1 August 1920, Page 868

Building Notes.

AUCKLAND. The competition date for designs in connection with the Arts building for the Auckland University has been extended from August 16th. to August 25th. Tenders have been invited for new schools for the Education Board as follows:—Manurewa, in brick; Arapohue (Northern Wairoa), in wood; Kohimarama, in wood; Marohcmo, in wood; Kiokio, in wood; Curran St. Ponsonby, in brick. The District Engineer P.W.D. Dept., invited tenders this month for the erection of a new courthouse in wood at Pukehoe. Operations in connection with the erection of the branch freezing works of the Auckland Farmer's Freezing Company at Waipuna, Bay of Islands, are steadily progressing. The difficulty of obtaining full supplies of building material has somewhat retarded the work, but fairly good progress is being made. The railway siding is almost completed, and the Company has its own engine engaged in shunting work at the site. It was anticipated the works would be ready to start operations in January, but it is stated that owing to unavoidable delays in obtaining material it is impossible to forecast the exact date of completion. CHRISTCHURCH. Messrs J. S. and M. J. Guthrie called for tenders last month for a new factory and office building in brick, on Ferry Road for T. J. Edmonds Ltd. The same architects invited tenders for new stores at Kaiapoi, in brick, for Mr. J. H. Blackwell. Messrs Greenstreet and Anderson invited tenders for a butter factory at Methven for the Mount Hutt Co-operative Dairy Company.

FEATHERSTON. The ratepayers of the X eatherston County Council some time Daciv sanctioned a loan of .£6,000 for the purpose of providing homes tor tne workmen. The council was unaoie to secure me money from the Government under tne Housing /vet as a proportion ot the money was to be utilised in tne purchase of land. The Council, however, obtained the money elsewhere, for which it is paying 03 per cent. At the Council meting last month mention was made that the interest was somewhat high. The Chairman replied that they would recognise in a very short while the money hau been secured cheaply, as everything pointed to the fact that the rate of interest had not nearly reached its limit. HAMILTON. Tenders were invited early this month for additions and alterations to the High bchool. MASTERTON. Nine building permits, aggregating ,£6612 195., have been issued by the Masterton .Borough Council during the month of Jul v. WELLINGTON. A new Catholic school has been opened at Kilbirnie last month. The building, which is in Upper Bourke St. is to be known as St. Catherine's High school. It is a substantial building of reinforced concrete, roofed with instone tiles. The timber used was all heart Oregon. It contains four fine class rooms, with all the latest improvements in lighting, heating and ventilation. The building has also a fine external appearance, the vestibule with its leadlight doors and windows making a neat and pleasing finish, ihe building and grounds cost ,£2500. The Golden Bay Cement Works Limited, came to an official end last month. The company has been -purchased by the Golden Bay Cement Co., Ltd. The shareholders of the old company have become debenture holders in the new. Capt. C. Arthur and Dr. C. P. Knight were elected directors as representing debenture holders on the board of the new company. Mr. W. M. Hannay, managing director of the old company and debenture holder's director, declined re-election. He was warmly uianked for his long and strenuous services in the interests of the shareholders of the old company, and for his part in representing them as debenture holders in the new concern.

The Labour Department called lor tenders closing on the 16th. inst. for 266 houses to be erected in various towns throughout the Dominion. Christchurch is to have 18 houses, Wellington and Petone 54, New Plymouth 28, Masterton 40, Palmerston North 15, Timaru, Nelson and Invercargill 11 each. Plans and specifications for five designs can be obtained from the Inspector of Factories at the various centres. The N. Z. Society of Civil Engineers have a project for a new building in hand. It is proposed to buy a piece of land at the corner of Aitken and Molesworth streets, Wellington, and erect a new building as headquarters for the Society, letting the remaining space.