Houses taken over by clinical school

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33804, 29 March 1975, Page 21

Houses taken over by clinical school

Most of the old houses used by the University of Canterbury near its former town site will be taken over by the Christchurch Clinical Medical School.

The houses, left vacant by; the university’s move to Ilam, will be used mainly for accommodation for fourth, fifth, and sixth-year students. Four of tile properties which are being converted will have places for 35 students. It is hoped that the first; house, at 277 Montreal Street,' will be ready in about three; months. It was formerly used, by the university’s law department. This house and another, at 34 Gloucester Street, had been made available to the; clinical school by the Department of Education j

the University );Grants Committee, said the rj acting secretary’ (Mr J. G. J Riminton). Planning and .1 building permission for the i necessary alterations had j been given by the Christchurch City Council. Two other houses in Gloucester Street would be taken ![over bv the clinical school (when the university’s German - and Maori studies departments moved to Ilam, moves t;which had been held up by 1 building delays at Ilam. said • Mr Riminton. The Canterbury branch of lithe Blood Transfusion Service expects to move into ithe ground floor of a house at >36 Cashel Street by mid;April. The clinical school I will occupy the rest of the [house. A house at 45 Cambridge Terrace, used by the university’s political science depart- : ment, has also been taken I over by the clinical school. The Department of Education now owns only one i house, at the corner of Mont-j .real and Cashel Streets,; , known as “Whakatata.” Gov-, ; eminent departments are beJing asked if they have a use I for it. Present indications are J that it will be handed over to i the hands and Survey De- > partment for disposal.