CLOCK AND TOWER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 3

CLOCK AND TOWER.

GISBORNE LANDMARK TO GO. TENDERS. HURRIEDLY CALLED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) GISBORNE, Wednesday. Prior to last week's earthquake there had been considerable adverse comment on the lethargy of the Government in removing parapets on public buildings, particularly in view of the prompt response which was made by business people to requests to remove heavy and unnecessary ornamentations from buildings. A few days before the earthquake scaffolding was erected for the purpose of taking down a large parapet on the Government buildings, but no further efforts had been made to ensure the safety of the Post Office. Now, however, the Department has been literally shaken into activity and it has been definitely decided that Gisborne people are to lose the clock tower which adorns the Post Office. Tenders. were hurriedly called for the demolition of the tower, closing at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, and these were telegraphed to Wellington for urgent consideration. A contract was let yesterday afternoon audjthe successful tenderer started this morning to remove what has been a landmark at Gisborne for many years. The Chief Postmaster has arranged to have the clock and chimes stored in the basement of the Post Office.