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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17080, 29 June 1923, Page 7

Visitors at tlio United Service Hot j! include Messrs 11. (iredglington (Mol bourne), A. \Y. Beeson (Auckland) and David Williams (Oarimru). It is interesting just now when the cost of building fire-roomed houses is being discussed with so much diversity of opinion, t>> quote the prices tendered for a live-roomed dwelling winch the Hospital Board intends to erect at tho back of the Cos tie y Home grounds on a sloping site, for the occupation of the newly-appointed house manage (says tho Auckland “ Star.*') At the last meeting of the board there v-*rs no fewer than nine, tenders reesived. and the prices varied from £S6(> -to £l-SCS. although a majority of the tedders ranged at prices very little 6ir reading £IOOO It, can be easily done, ct tho price of tho lowest tender, was tho opinion expressed by builders of experience on tho lx>ard, and it was stated that tho lowest tenderer was willing to Mart right away.