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Progress, Volume IV, Issue 6, 1 April 1909, Page 184

Our 1908 Model is Thoroughly Up-to-Date, being Specially built for New Zealand Conditions

T. RENATA HASTINGS, H.B. Have the LATEST MODELS OF CARS on Hire 5 Day or Night, for* any Distance

Artistic appearance. Cheapness of Construction. Buildings warm in winter and cool in summer. Dry, ventilated walls, fire and frost proof. Insurance is cheaper. Require no painting or repairs. Blocks can be laid in the wall rapidly, and require but little mortar. Plastering may be done on the back of the stone, saving lathing. Free from rats, mice and vermin Perfectly sanitary. Resists rain and dries quickly, while solid walls remain damp. Can be moulded into the most elaborate designs conceived by the architect. The stone is thoroughly durable, becoming harder with age. The hollow space is useful for inserting gas and water pipes, electric wires, speaking tubes ventilators, etc.