THE UNION S.S. COMPANY.
IMPORTANT WORKS IN WELLINGTON. (special to "the tress.") WELLINGTON, May 28. The Uuion Steam Ship Company, Ltd., lia_ just let a contract to' Messrs McArthur and Co., and Messrs McLean and Gray, of Wellington (jointly), for the erection of extensive works at Evan's Bay. The contract prico ia about £21,000, and the. time allowed in which to complete it is one year. Tho buildings which are to be erected on the steel frame principle, and encased in con-unrated iron, will have a frontage of 450 feet, and'a depth of about IDO feet. Tho buildings will contain engineering, boiler making, and machine shora., an electrical department, a sawmill and joinery shop, and a boat buildinß shed, etc. Some idea of the extent can be formed from the fa*>t that something likp 5000 tons of steel girders and joists will he used. The ests-h!:shment of these works will enable a lar-.ti- -*->_ portion of the Union ConmanvV work, hitherto enrried ou+ at Port Chalmers, to be done in Wellington. The Company already has an extensive laundry in course of construction in the samo locality.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19110529.2.14
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14055, 29 May 1911, Page 5
Word Count
185THE UNION S.S. COMPANY. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14055, 29 May 1911, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in