NEW PARLIAMENTARY BUILDINGS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 6

NEW PARLIAMENTARY BUILDINGS

—6 —- , ANOTHER OFFER FROM MARTON

(FROM OCR SPECIAL COItIIESrONDENT J Marton, January 21. In addition to the 30 acrcs already offered by Messrs. Brice, Broad and Co., Ltd., for a site at Marton Junction of Maui Trunk Kailway from Wellington to Auckland,;. for the new Parliamentary another liberal oftor has boon made by tlus-hnn. on behalf of tho Mavton Extension Land Company. The followinsr letter speaks for itselfPhe. Hou. J. Ct. Ward Premier, Wellington :^Sir—We are <ln receipt. of your favour, of the 15th mst., m renlv to ours of December 21th, oDeriug to the Doniinion three blocks of laud as a site for the now Parliamentary Buildings, and have to express our regret that you should, have misunderstood tho terms of our, previous letter. The land referred to was not offered for sale, but was offered to the people of tho Dominion, through \*bu, as a free gift. In addition to the land which wo are offering, we have now to add to it tho sum of .£SOOO, in cash, the only condition being that, in the event of the offer being accepted, tho Parliamentary Buildings will be erected on the land offered. We have no doubt that if tho buildings are erected hero, tlio J2-5000 now offered could, with ease, bo increased to JC3D.000." It is unnecessary for us to again point out the many advantages I his place offers over any and every other outsulo Wellington in the whole of tho Dominion ; they aro well known 10. you,-, and would gain tho approval of all largo-minded pi>oplo who have the interests of their country at heart.— (Signed) Brice, liroad and Co.. Ltd., Mm.on.

Messrs. W. It. TurnlmU and Co., of. 5 Piuama 1 Street, advertise in our auction columns that the Kilo of thoroughbred horsei which was to take place on I ne.ny r.oxt will not now be hold.

Tho auction sale of thoroughbred homes which Messrs. W. li. Turabull iir.'i Co., intended to hold at Thonidan Quay ne.n Pndaj has been postponed.