ONEHUNGA PROGRESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 144, 8 September 1927, Page 15

ONEHUNGA PROGRESS

BRAY’S NEW BUILDING Buoyant confide ice iri the future of Onehunga was. the dominant feature of the big gathering of representative citizen* which as sembled on Tue.sd.ny at the invitation of Messrs. H. Bray and Co., to celebrate the opening of their fine new building in the main street of the western borough. The firm, with generous hospitality, invited a very largo number of guests from all quarters of the city and suburbs. Among these present were Mr. H. Mackenzie, chairman of the Am kland Harbour Board; Mr. Clark, chairman of the One Tree- Hill Road Board Mr. E. H. Potter, Mayor of Mount Eden; Air. Todd. Mayor of Otahuhu Air. S. W. House, Manukau Count: Council: Air. W. Coldicutt, Mayor o Onehunga; and mary other men pro minent in the public life of the City and suburbs. Air George Baildon Mayor of Auckland, and Mr. W. Jordan M.P., were both detained in Wellir.gon, but sent apologies for absence. The function was held in the larg* ciubroom occupying the upper store:

of the building. With Air. E. V. Sutherland in th«hair, the programme vent with a swing from the National Anthem to "Auld Lang Syne.” Some capital music was enjoyed between the toast? both songs and instrumental selections being contributed The toast of the firm of Messrs. H Bray and Co. was entrusted to Mr. H. J. Davis, chairman of the Onehunga Chamber of Commerce, and h warmly stressed he point that the firm had materially helped to make the future of Onehun;?a and had demonstrated its confidence by erecting ; building costing £14,000. Its wag*, bill ranged from £BOO to £l.O0 4 ' a week, and since its inception it had put down concrete roads involving expenditure of £331,000. In his reply, Mr. Sutherland declare*' that although the erection of the iu building had meant large expenditure he had confidence that it would be ju: titled in the future, and the sain opinion was expressed by Messrs: II and L. Bray and A. Holdsworth, otl members of the firm.

Other toasts honoured were: Tl. architect, Air. J. Park: the builder. A!; T. Clements; local bodies. Mr. H. Mbkenzie (Auckland Harbour Board) a Air. Todd (Mayor of Otahuhu). Throughout the speeches sndors* the confidence saown by Alessrs. Bra; and Co. in the future of Onehunga. The building contains five shop? and the firm's office, and the big club room upstairs.