MAORI PARLIAMENT HOUSE.
ORNATE DESIGN. (Ej TclecraTjh.—Preps Association.) Auckland, February 5. Plnns have been prepared for the proposed Native Parliament House nl S'garuawahia. If erected, the structure, will be lJfift. lons by SOft._ wide. The council chamber, placed in Iho centre, will' be 50ft. long, by 33ft., and will l>o finished olf in digniiied ntylo, cmbracing all tho best traditions of Maori art in carving, in a manner so as to bo representative of the different tribes. The Maori style of decorative art has b;en incorporated in tho general design. Tho building will bo of wood, fos(in» on a brick foundation. The estimated cost is JiTOOO.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1356, 6 February 1912, Page 4
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