BLUFF GRANITE
Use in Public Buildings NEW WELLINGTON STATION It is understood that Bluff granite will be largely used in the decorative work on the facings of several important public buildings about to be commenced, including the Wellington railway station, the Government Life Insurance building in Wellington, and the Dunedin Post Office. A member of the Fletcher Construe tlon Company informed Mr. P. A. de la Perrelle, M.P. for Awflrua, yesterday, that the demand for this stone would lead to considerable activity in the Bluff quarry for the next three years, and it was probable that 30 men working two shifts would be engaged to meet the demands for the stone. The quarry at Bluff would be opened up almost Immediately, and it was possible that it would be opened from a new angle which would enable workers to extract stone of the best quality. It is stated that flip stone is of best qua.lity and just what is required for the buildings in prospect.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 308, 23 September 1933, Page 6
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165BLUFF GRANITE Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 308, 23 September 1933, Page 6
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