MR. W. ADAIR'S NEW BUILDING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 913, 6 October 1879, Page 2

MR. W. ADAIR'S NEW BUILDING.

The fine and costly j>ile.» of. buildings, erected to the order of William Adair, will be ready for occupation within the next tea or twelve days. If the 'exterior is handsome m all its details and proportions, the interior is still more to be admired. The fittings are simply perfection iv design, and execution, while the workmauship is superb. The counters, shelves, and drawers are of beautifully grained kauri, highly polished and m parts lightened and embellished by neatly, carved Scroll work. The shop facing the Gladstone Road is intended for the drapery and mercery department of Mr. Adair's business. This shop leads to an elegantly-fitted show-room m the " centre ; the offices and counting-house being to the left, and lavatories to the right. The grocery, ironmongery, and general stores department fronts Lowe-street. A solid staircase leads down to the bonded cellars, which are of substantial brickwork and asphalte. The _ upper storey is one immense room, which C&vers nearly the whole of the area occupied by. i;he.bjttildiugß. This is truly a magnificent room. -.The pannelling and cabinet work is of the very finest, and is worthy of inspection. Mr. C. D. Berry, the contractor, has executed the whole work of the building inside .and out m a manner that must reflect great credit upon him for the artistic skill and faithfulness m which he has fulfilled his contract. Mr. Adair's building, for the purpose intended, is superior, to anything to be found m Auckland, and it is only m m Dunedin and Christchurch that any building is to be found which will compare favorably with it. . Gas and water has been laid m every part of the building above and below* The cellars are beyond doubt the best and largest m New Zealand. Leading from the cellars to the basement floor is a fire-proof and burglar-proof strong-room of the latest deaign. The cement work and plastering has been under the directions of Mr. D. Gough. The admirable manner m which this part of the building has been executed speaks for itself. Altogether the building will rank among the' best iv fiew Zealand, and certainly speaks not only for the enterprise of Mr. Adair but for the skill of the contractor, foreman, men, and all concerned. The carpenters are entitled to be considered, as we know they are, the best skilled mechanics m the Colony.