Eternit.

Progress, Volume IV, Issue 2, 1 December 1908, Page 62

Eternit.

Among the articles connected with the building trade which have come to the front of late, "Eternit," an asbestos-cement fireproof material, has well established itself. The article, in the form of slates of terra eotta and grey colom, is admirably adapted for roofing, for besides being fireproof and indestructible, these '' Eternit" covered roofs appeal to the aesthetic taste. The sheets, both for internal and external use, have been applied to numerous public and private buildings throughout the Dominion, and are being used to a large extent by country people, owing, no doubt, to the facility with which the material can be applied. "Eternit" carries the hall mark of the authority of the Admiralty and the War Office, as well as London County Council, and various British and Colonial Government departments.

Work in course of erection under Mr. Livesay's supervision includes a bungalow at Island Bay for Mr. W. H. Coy, and a two-storied residence in Hawker street for Mrs. Goldfinch. A contract has been signed for the house and stables for Mr. Gordon Williams, of Te Aute, H.B. Contract price, £1942. Architects, Eush and James; contractors, H. H. Campbell, Hastings.