WHAT ARCHITECTS WANT

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2030, 17 August 1920, Page 10

WHAT ARCHITECTS WANT

FINE BUILDING STONE AVAILABLE Good architects like to specify a building material that does full justice to their dreams and plans. Auckland architects will be proud to specify the trachyte stone which is to be quarried by a new company formed for that purpose—The Pukekaroro Quarries, Ltd. This stone is to be found in inexhaustible quantities at the hill known as Bald Rock, near Kaiwaka. About 14,000 cubic feet of building stone is the estimated production per annum, and architects who have been spoken to on this subject state that there will be no difficulty in disposing of that output. The building stone is obtainable in !two colours, brown and grey. It takes a very high and lasting polish, and is very enduring—in fact, tests J show a wonderful record in respect to hardness. The use of stone for buildings is certain to increase, and with good management, initiative, and ability, great progress is foreseen in the development of this branch of the proposition. The superioritwof the stone is such that it is destined to be largely used. In addition to the building ."stone, The Pukekaroro Quarries, Ltd., intend to market large quantities of road-metal and ground limestone, so investors in the enterprise can confidently look forward to prosperous returns. To-day, get a copy of the prospectus and an application form from the local brokers, Messrs G. G. and J. H. Aitken and Co., 94 Hereford Street, Christchurch, or from any branch of the National Bank, or Messrs Colbeck and Griffiths, chief brokers, New Zealand Insurance Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland.