THE EXHIBITION SITE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 100, 26 April 1912, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION SITE.

! COMMITTEES ON THE GKOtTFTD. d I -' COyFEEEXCE WITH ARCHITECT. I v n The ?i:e cbc.-rn for the forthcoming LI Industrial, Aorioui'. Ural ana Mining Ex- c I liibiurn, to bo opened in Auckland at .-. I the m.i of Kilo, «a.; i L--,te.J ve.-ter-ijy I n I afternoon h< the lomnuitct of tac \i\- I p I hib.tioii. rh Works Committal' oi -be r City : aunc.l, and representatives o; "in» i Auckland brajich o.' the Ncr Zc2 r -ad I v liii-ututo of Architect.:, c I A .-ijprrtkial survey it m<idr of lh» | » 31 a-!-,•. in the Domain grounds whi-. ii ; T air proposed 10 be utilised according to ' * a plan furnished by thr City Kng-.ne*s j I Mr. A * K. Bush), "bo im; ako pre^cn , . a lu;sa.reaLs bounded on the cast by the I ? vicinity or tip Farm 1| rclra.nx-0. to the i o Domain, an.i it extends along the south- i,i era ai'ie of the main drive to a. point • p beyond thr artificial ponds.. Authority s> is to be requested for thr Use of the eric- t ket ground, which adjoins the southern b boundary. The. main building will moet t< like.lv be a structure witn a. north-west aspect, and having a frontage of 300 ft. "'. with a depth of 400 ft. Provision will be si raa<lr lor extension?. It. is probable j P that the main entrance will be near the ii l artificial pomis. whiio a second entrance ' , i.- projected at the eastern end, "ogcther " with -an extension of the tramway along i °' Maunzeil-road from th" Pamril line. ' Whereas it i.- proposed th.it the mauij'" building jhoukl b" of a temporary J nature, a. Miggcstiao hai brrn made, that ' l the opportunity should bo embraced for : l.he prpction of a prj:m:in r .nr. brick bwiJd- i r ing might. b» u.=,fvi for cihib!t;on ;'" and .shows in the. fntaic. '" ,-.... : o Dura; the inspertion members of thr , n Exhibiuon Commitlte called attention [ f to ievcra.! cxteß&iva impioveintnti to t.. the grounds which will bo necessary mI t preparation for tie. exhibition, noUiblv tie Iwideuing of the Domain drive, the* pro- a vision of a belter entrance from Park- d road, and numerous alterations to th» £ °;roiind£. It was pointed out that as A the surplus profits estimated at i.10,000 b —arp to bi handed over for improve- I o mrnt.- to the L>oraj : it ra:.T"t n-a.-jn- , n ahly be expected iii.ii the '. it v < our.-I ' r would <jive. i-ouiidcrabli ,, att?iit:ca lo jl those prior lo the lioldiu? ■.■!* the • >i rxhibilion. Tim ixin'.etiuou \vu.s mail" 'i' that the deih-t'-J impro. would '■< I■,. v! .i ] iTin.ir.L'ij: ii-itun , . '(%<,: I'Jxhib:- ■' i i.:i i ii-.naiittpfi ntrcij tn --uhmit. d."- ,' finite propobaLs for a.wi-.tanr" in ihe| ! ' City Council, in which it »oaij V.<- aski-,1 '•; ilia; she latter body eiioul.l atiend 'o . the lrvelllnj .m. i."MUt:f-'.ncr of th« : ' jrroun'ii. : )' '! ii.' pr. (.araiion »i a ; ,, C.r : '■' ; ,uiilii!2- lidMiLj: been under utk<>n i> ,- i•, thp Institute <•: Ar.iiii*.-;- .. meeting • T will be he id ■-α-rught to discuss the I _ matter ajid to appoint an Kanorajv ? architect to sapervjse- &si,ca-rryiß&-<>irt + ~