THE PR0POSED ATHENÆUM.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5286, 21 September 1876, Page 3

THE PR0POSED ATHENÆUM.

A fkw weeks ago we intimated that a number of plans had been received for the proposed Ath.in.uum in Shortlimd street, and that they had been referred to the committee appointed to examine and report upon thorn. There were ten plans in all sent in. for competition, and the report of the committee upon them is herewith subjoined : — " The judges award the first prize to the drawings marked ' Kido,' subject to the cost proving to be within the limit of the conditions. Tho second premium is due to the design marked ' E. R.' This shows somewhat leas accommodation than any of the others ; but it is certainly within the limit of cost, which it is doubtful if any of the otheis are. All the other plans, though possessing in many instances great meiit, hivo some defects so inaikcd that the judges could not recommend them for building, theiifoie they do not name them for )jk uiiuniB. They especially regret that they ai^ pi collided from eonsidciing the claims ot the drawings marked ' Ilope,' since the cobt of the fine building they repieaent would evidently he beyond the terms of the conditions. -- 'I'm o. Utali:, J. Lwi\n OvmimjlIjL, .). M. Clark Auekaud, H'ptcmber 19, 1870 " — The gentleman who haB been awaidcd the hist pn/.e is Mr. I'lnllip Ileiepith, architect, ho who was the successful competitor when plans for the new hospital weie invited, and who lately had the Auckland Institute and Mum um elected fiom plans prepared by Mr Hctepath. The second pi i/e is awui ded to Mpssij.. Reals and Son Mi. Herep.ith\ motto Mils ' Kido," and .Messrs Keals and Sou " K. It." When tho plans weio received the sealed letters containing the name-! of th's competitors were retained by Captain Bui ton until the leport was prepared, when they were opened, and the names found as above On Saturday the whole of the plans, the pn/.e takeis as well as the unsucoehiful ones, will bo on exhibition in the lectun- room ot the Auckland Institute, and tho owners' of tho unsuccessful plain ( an hive them ictuiiiod on application to tin Seen taiy ot the Institute, Air. Cheeseman To mouou, al tu noon a meeting oi the piovi-,ional dneetois will be held in the IScw Zealand Imhiiiuiho office, when it is evpeoted that a sub-"oiunnitep will be appointed to cany out the details, collecting subscriptions, &c.