BUILDINGS IN HAWERA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19131, 28 September 1936, Page 13

BUILDINGS IN HAWERA

NEW HOTEL AND SHOPS BOROUGH PROPERTY Within a. few days one of llawera's most valuable assets, the Commercial Hotel and. adjoining shops, on tiie corner of High street- and Princess street on a- borough block of land, in the business area., which has yielded consider able revenue in rents and rates over a long period of years, will he made available for tender and investment by: private enterprise for the erection of a modern, hotel and shops. The new block will replace the existing buildings.

It is the intention of lhe Hawera Borough, Council to set back one street frontage by 10ft.. so that the line of the new building-, will conform with the adjoining Government offices. The council was faced with an expenditure of £2so') on the renovation of lhe hotel Mode.

and the need for considerable repair.- to premises also on borough property be twee,! the hold and lhe post ollice.

The council some lime ago. had sub miitrd to it, a. scheme of reconstruction to ensure the preservation of its assd and lo provide a block of buildings of credit to the town. The council decided that to spend any sum on extensive renovations on such an old block oi wooden buildings in lhe circumstances was not justified, and it was agreed 1 hen to effect only essential minor repairs.