Building Notes.

Progress, Volume VI, Issue 9, 1 July 1911, Page 737

Building Notes.

■ AUCKLAND. Messrs. Wade & Wade report:— Convent at Rerauera, opened June 25th last, also contract for factory for Dominion Laundry Go., Hobson Street; £3BOO. v In Clark’s old warehouse to subdivide; tenders about first week July. Dive-storied building, Queen Street, near Mutual Life. R.C. Church, -Hamilton (about to start building) ; £6OOO. Preparing plans for two-storied brick building. Bank N.Z., Pukekohe. Residence for headmaster, Dilworth Institute, Re-

muera, nearing completion. Do. for secretarysame. Residence, Ponsonby, approaching completion. R.C. Orphanage, Lake Takapnna, one wing approaching completion. Loan and Mercantile Co. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., has decided to make adequate provision locally for the future by erecting one of the biggest wool stores in the Dominion in the King’s Drive, Mechanics Bay. The plans prepared by Messrs Edward Mahoney and Sons, architects, show that the new building will have a frontage of 288 ft. Sin. to the King’s Drive by an average depth of 184 ft. It will be built in brick, and for the present will be two storeys high, allowance being made for the addition of a further one or two storeys as required. Each floor will contain slightly over an acre of space. The roof will be of the ridge and furrow type with rows of skylights running from end to end, thus providing an excellent light for the display of woo). The building will bo fitted up with a number of up-to-date lifts and all modern machinery necessary for a first-class wool store. Tenders are now being called for the building. Tender Notes. In Auckland the following tenders were accepted on or before June 25th;— By the Public Works Department: For a new Post Office at Te Awamutu; for the construction of Panuatairi Steam bridge at Miranda Beach. By Messrs. Edw. Mahoney and Son (architects): For new wool store on the King’s Drive, for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd . By Mr. B. C. Chilwell (architect): For house in Liverpool Street, Epsom. By Mr. Jas. Slator (architect); For house in brick. By Mr. E. Ernest Smith (architect): For offices (partly in brick) in Ward Street, Hamilton. By Mr. L. C. A. Potter (architect): For shops and offices at Ngaruawahia. The following tenders were received by Mr. T. W. May, architect, for a two-storeyed residence to be erected at Stanley Bay:Anderson and Co., £1197; J. Worsnop, £1359 155.; J. A. Penman, £1394; T. F. Blomfield, £1400; J. Meeeh, £1455; C. H. and 0. Frankham, £1486; Patterson and Brookes, £1525; S. C. Judge, £ls/3; W. Massey, £1687. The lowest tender w-as accepted. WELLINGTON. Contract No. 11. Tenders are invited, and will be received not later than noon on July 6 by the Town Clerk, for the supply and delivery of stoneware pipes in connection with the above scheme. Specifications may be seen and schedules obtained at the Office of the Council; King’s Chambers, Harbour Street, and at the office of the Consulting Engineer, 11, L. Mestayer, M.lust., C E. 288 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Mr. Schwartz is calling for tenders for the erection of shops and offices in Manners Street; latest date, noon. July 6th. Plans and specifications at his office, 360 Lambton Quay. MASTERTON. Tenders are invited, to close at 12 noon on Wednesday, July 5, for the erection of

business premises, Queen Street, in brick and reinforced concrete, for the Masterton Trust Bands Trust, * Plans and specifications and conditions of contract are to be seen at the office of Herbert A. Jones, Architect, Trust Buildings, Queen Street, Masterton. • Mr. Herbert A. Jones, of Masterton. invites tenders for the erection of business premises, Queen Street, in brick and reinforced concrete for the Masterton Trust Lands Trust; latest date, July 5. Plans and specifications at Trust Buildings, Queen Street, Masterton. Tenders are invited for erection of 10-roomed bouse in Nelson Street, Invercargill. Plans and specifications at Mr. E. J. Gumming ’s office, Esk Street, until Saturday, July 8, at 5 p.m. Tenders are invited until 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, for erection at Invercargill of a cottage at Gladstone (Invercargill). Plans and specifications at the office of Edmund R. Wilson, architect, Esk Street. Tenders were let to-day for the erection of a hall and shops in brick or concrete at Riverton for Mr. Thos. More. Plans and specifications were shown at Messrs. McDonald and Meek’s, Invercargill, and Messrs. More and Sons, Riverton. Tenders were let (July 1) for the subdivision of first floor in Messrs. J. Rattray and Son ! s premises, Spey' Street, for Messrs. Ansell and ’ Co., tailors.

Building Trade in Wellington. The following building permits have been received and approved by the City Engineer, Wellington: — From 17/4/11 to 31/4/11 —30 applications for permission to erect. City District . . . . £4889 Melrose District . . . . 4095 Northland District ..\ . . 432 Onslow District . . . . 325 £9741

From 1/5/11 to 13/5/11 —32 applications for permission to erect. City District . . . . £5,552 Melrose District . . .. £2,382 £7,934 From 14/5/11 to 2S/5/11 —22 applications for permission to erect. City District .. .. £10,429 Melrose District . . .. 3,868 Northland District .. 510 £14,807 From 11/6/11 to 26/6/11 —23 applications for permission to erect. City District .. . . . . 6,842 Melrose, District .. .. 22,904 Northland District .. . . 515 Total .. .. .. £30,261 The last of these shows a somewhat sudden increase, indicating a very fair prospect, considering that this is the dead time of the year. It gives some reason for the conclusion that in prosperous cities like Wellington, there is no dead season of the year. Be that as it may, the rise is a good thing in itself, and gives some reason for believing in the soundness of the country. Town Planning. It is understood that the Parliamentary draftsmen have received orders to draft a Town Planning Bill for the Government. This is right at any rate, because a measure of such far-reaching character as a Town Planning Bill ought to be in the hands of the Government. This may be said without any disrespect at all for Mr. Myers, M.P. for Auckland, who has such a measure in hand, and has been pushing it with much vigour all over the electorate, Mr. Myers has, it is true, seen some of the newest things in town planning during his last extensive European and Continental tour. It is, on the other hand, likewise true that the Government are in a far better position than any private member to obtain a comprehensive view of the past and present of town planning, Governments having powers to ■which private members cannot hope to aspire. Governments, in fact, work for one another, by utilising the services of numerous officers expert in their several departments. It is believed that unfortunately the Bill will have no chance, owing to the shortness of the session and the largeness of the work to be done during it. If that be so, the drafting will be nothing more than an electioneering dodge. At best, however, town planning is a somewhat belated pastime in these parts.