HOTEL AT PUKEKOHE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22349, 21 February 1936, Page 7

HOTEL AT PUKEKOHE

ADDITIONS MADE IN WOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS' OBJECT 1 v \ [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE. Thursday One of Pukekohe's oldest and largest wooden buildings, the hotel, has recently been enlarged by additions in wood, costing £SOO, in spite of the fact that the building stands in the heart, of a brick area. This fact was revealed at a meeting of the Pnkekohe Borough Council last evening, when a member, Mr. G. H. Armstrong, asked why thegranting of the permit did not come before the council,. The borough foreman, Mr. S. J. Clews, who is also the building inspector, said the additions were merely to ' provide extra bathroom and lavatory accommodation. A single-storey portion of the building had been made into two storeys, and it would have been ridiculous to ask that the additions be made in brick. The estimated cost was £SOO. . Mr. Armstrongs You do not think g that was a matter that should have come before the council? Mr. Clews: Tho deputy-mayor, Mr. Parvin, told me it* was too big a thing to ask them to put the additions up in brick. Mr. G. T. Parvin: I do not remember paying that. I am astounded that you should issue a permit for that amount. I think all additions, no matter how small, should be in brick. These additions have been made without consent of the council. Tho clerk, Mr. S. Bish, said the per- ; mit had not actually been issued Mr. Parvin: The job is finished Mr. Clews: Mr. Parvin does not seem to but I mentioned it to both Mr. Parvin and the Mayor before anvthing was done. I met the health inspector,' Mr. R. J- McGeo, and he said it was quite all right. The bulk of the cost was for plumbing. . The Mavor, Mr. C. K. Lawrie: Yes, I knew all about it. It probably would have been better for it to come before the council. , , , . Subsequently, Mr. Clews asked to be relieved of his duties as huilcung inspector, stating that he had too much other work on his hands. The matter was deferred until the next meeting*