i! The handsome Government buildings at the corner of Cathedral Square and ! Worcester Street, Christchurch, are ; threatened with trouble, states the •j '*Press." When the excavation works ; for the foundations were commenced ! some years ago there was discovered an ■! extensive quicksand bed. To overcome this difficulty piles were sunk, and after jmany months of work the foundations , I were considered sufficiently stable to ■ • justify the erection of the building. ; Lately a serious crack has been dis- . covered in the brick and stone work, almost in the centre of that part of the i building facing Vv jrcester Street, which ; gives rise to the belief that some of • the foundations are sinking. Unless .. prompt steps are taken to remedy this, , matters may become serious. , Amazing demand for "Keep Smiling" [Lino. Polish at Sd per tin.—(Ad.)
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 208, 2 September 1919, Page 6
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134Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 208, 2 September 1919, Page 6
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