New School Buildings for Auckland.

Progress, Volume XVI, Issue 4, 1 December 1920, Page 81

New School Buildings for Auckland.

Ihe amount of building in progress at schools m the Auckland district at present is greater than it has ever been, says the “ Herald.” The number of new primary schools being constructed is exceptionally large, and many alterations are being made. A great deal of work is also being done at secondary schools, while in regard to the Auckland University College the erection of an arts building will be an important work, and the competition for designs will be finally decided in February. A considerable number of the new primary schools are being erected in brick. One of the chief of these is the school at Curran Street, Ponsonby, where a main building and an infant school are being built. The contract price for the work is 2 L345- A technical high school has nearly been completed at Pukekohe, the work costing about £ io,ooo. A brick school at Green Lane, the contract price for which was £5467, 15 also nearing completion. The erection in brick of infants' schools, consisting or two rooms, is in progress at Remuera, Grey Lynn, and Mount Roskill. Plans are bemg prepared for a new brick school at rvowhai Road, Kingsland, the site for which was acquired some time ago. The grant for the building is £31,500, A brick school is to be built at iuakau and wooden schools at Kohimarama and Wairanga Farm, Te Kauwhata. Other new schools are in course of construction in other parts of the province, and additions are being made to numerous schools. In several other cases tenders have been called for school work, but no satisfactory ones received. The difficulty of obtaining material and labour is interfering with the carrying out of the building programme. A tender of £44,300 W as accepted recently for the erection in brick of a boys’ grammar school at Mount Albert. It is hoped that portion of the building will be ready for occupation early in 1922. The Girls’ Grammar School at Epsom is being enlarged m wood, the cost being about £4500. It is expected the work will be completed before the commencement of the first term next year. A new building is being erected for King’s College at Otahuhu. The cost is estimated at £40,000.