ARCHITECTS v. BUILDERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 77, 28 September 1905, Page 8

ARCHITECTS v. BUILDERS.

Individual architects have lately been approached with requests to give a year's trial to the conditions lately issued by the New Zealand Federated Association of Builders, but from what an Evening Post reporter leariled this morning in conversation with a leading architect of the city no inclination to accede to the request has been shown. Negotiations for a conference between the Wellington architects and builders were set afoot, but it is understood that whfle the Wellington architects are quite willing to have a conference, they desire that it shall be one representative of the whole of the colony on each side. The machinery for this already exists in the New Zealand Fed-, crated Association of Builders, but the architects of the colony are not yet similarly banded. An institute is now being formed in Wellington, however, and a meeting is to be held next Monday to draw up rules, etc. Institutes of Aichitects are being formed in other large centres, and already steps are being taken to form with the least possible delay a Federation of New Zealand Architects that will be able to make definite and binding arrangements on behalf of the 'architects of the colony iri all matters affecting their interests.

There has been an increase in the Wellington and New Plymouth districts of the quantity of butter made 'by hand and packed for export on the farms on the West coast of. this island from Wellington to Taranaki, and under its name of "dairy butter" it comes forward ,in increasing quantities at the ports of Wellington and New Plymouth (says the annual report of the Dairying Division of the Agricultural Department). At other shipping ports the quantity of this butter senb in may be said to be infinitesimal. It was thought a few years ago that the development and extension of the factory system would eventually result in absorbing tho bulk of the milk from uihich private dairy butter is made, but such has not proved to be the case. In view of the action of the City Council in deciding to collect household refuse in the Melro.se district, householders arenotified that they must obtain proper recepticle». The deputation of Kelbutne ratepayers to the Tramways Committee fixed lbr tomOirow afternoon will not take place. Mr. Kibblewhite, whose tender at about £1300 was accepted for the erection of the Hutt Valley Rifles' drillsbed on the site presented by Mr. E. J. Riddiford, lias made' a start to carry out the contract, and expects to be able to complete the work within the time- limit. The local volunteers have' made a canvas of tho district for donations in aid of tho building fund, and have met with considerable success. Steps ate about to be taken to make arrangements in connection with the opening of tho building. A bazaar will probably be decided upon. At a well-attended meeting of the Old Wellington Navals' Association last night, Mr. YV. A. G. Skinner in the chair, Captain Bell, of the Wellington Navals, gave a report of the present position of the corps, and the meeting pledged itself to use every endeavour to secure recruits and bring the company tip to the maximum strength. It was announced that an order had been placed in London for the cup which the White Horse Whisky Company has promised as a. prize for the annual rowing competition between the ex-members of the Wellington and Petone Navals. The trophy will cost about £40. The committee was empowered to rfrrange a shooting irmtfch with th<* Wellington Navals on the 9th November. Tenders arc invited for the right of publishing and "selling the official catalogue of the Now Zealand Industrial Exhibition. Particulars elsewhere.