SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL

Southland Times, Issue 18931, 3 May 1923, Page 5

SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL

THE TENDER ACCEPTED. LOCAL FIRM SECURES CONTRACT. A meeting of the Southland Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Committee was held yesterday afternoon to consider the tenders ; received for the erection of the memorial, iMr H. W. Royds presided, and there were present: —Messrs J. A. Hanan, C. J. Brod- | rick, W. Ashley, T. Hide, C. Bradfield, i and Dr Pottinger. Four tenders were received, that of Wilson Brothers, Invercargill, for £7960, being the lowest. This amount was exclusive of the statue of the soldier to be placed at the top of the memorial, for which it was decided to accept the tender of Richard Gross, Auckland, at £490. The committee decided to ask Mr Wilson to accept the tender and to put the work in hand immediately. A provision of the contractor’s tender was that the work would Ibe completed in two years’ time, this period being required owing to lhe Bluff Granite Company being unable to guarantee the [supply cf all the material under 21 months.

| It was estimated that the total cost of i construction would be approximately £9060. The secretary reported that the committee had about £BOOO in hand, while the outstanding promises amounted to £733. In view cf the money now being required it was decided to request subscribers, who had not sent in their subscriptions, to do so as soon as possible.