Science School Date

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30534, 1 September 1964, Page 18

Science School Date

The W. Williamson Construction Co m - pany, Ltd., still hopes to have the big chemistry and physics block of the Canterbury University School of Science ready by the time the 1966 university year begins.

It says the science library will be ready earlier so that books can be moved in. This information was received by the university council yesterday in answer to complaints at the previous meeting that the big block would not be finished in time.

The council indicated that it was still concerned that time would be cut very fine. The district architect of the Ministry of Works (Mr P. C. Cornish) reported that the contractors for stages II and 111 (the other science blocks) expected to complete the contracts on time. Stage 111 estimates were about the same as a month ago. The Williamson Construction Company wrote that progress was being maintained according to its schedule. Newspaper reports after the last council meeting did not give a true impression. The reports had given some subcontractors the impression that it no longer mattered to finish on time. Some

I deliveries had slowed up and i some import licences were 'held up (one for nine months), but every effort would be made to finish “as soon as possible.” The company said it was still waiting for the university to make decisions on certain plant and equipment. The Acting Vice-Chancellor (Professor N, C. Phillips) said it was gratifying to hear that everything possible would be done, but the fact remained that, if this block was ready only when the university year was about to begin, the science faculty would be in grave difficulties. He was puzzled by the statement that the university had delayed decisions, and this would be investigated. I