Building Notes.

Progress, Volume XIV, Issue 12, 1 August 1919, Page 581

Building Notes.

ASHBURTON.

Mr. Roy Lovell-Smith, of Christchurch, called' for tenders kite last month for extensive additions and alterations to Coleman’s Buildings, Ashburton for Messrs Gough and Hon.

AUCKLAND.

As a result of an appeal made to old boys of King’s College to do their part in furtherance of the new college scheme, it has been decided to donate a chapel as a memorial 'to those who had died at the war. So far donations t-. the amount of £926 had been paid by old boys. For th; past year, however, the position in regard to the new college has remained practically unchanged. In regard to the new college, the chairman at a recent meeting said the chief difficulty of the board of governors had been limited funds, and the high cost "of building. In consequence, the board had had to mark time, but it had now been practically decided to proceed with, building operations, although for the time being the scheme would be carried out in a modified form. He understood the plans of the, modified schpmc were now being prepared, and that tenders would soon be called. The original scheme had been estimated to cost £50.000, bed the modified one would cost £lo,ooo' less. The chapel to be erected by the old boys would be erected whatever the scheme was. The chapel had been estimated to cost £BOOO, and it would be necessary to obtain £4OOO before they could obtain the 50 per cent, which the bank was prepared to advance.

The question of rebuilding St. John’s College at Tamaki, was referred to recently by the Anglican Bishop as being a real necessity.

The sale took place recently of the block of land and business premises occupied by E. Porter and Co., the price paid being over £55,000. The property has a frontage to Queen Street and High Street, and based on the Queen Street frontage of 51 feet the price works out at nearly £IOBO per foot.

In order to overcome the difficulty of overcrowding of the schools the Auckland Education Board has now in hand a programme of school construction and extensions which, with new sites, will involve an expenditure of over £IOO,OOO. Mr. Henry E. White called for tenders for the erection of a bungalow in wood, at Alt. Albert. Messrs Chilwcll and Trevithick, called for tenders for alterations and additions to a house in Church Road, Epsom. Mr. L. C. A. Potter architect, also called for tenders for house at Epsom. * The following tenders have also been published:—Mr. J. Routlev, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, at Papatoctoc; Messrs Wilson and Moodic, for concrete steps for Racing Club, at Ellerslic; Mr. Sr Goldsboro, for brick shop and dwelling at Milford; Mr. J. Currie, residence at Kohimarama; Messrs Wilson and Mudie, for alterations to Victoria Arcade; Messrs Ed. Mahoney and Son, for premises for Bank of New Zealand at Otorohanga and Matamata; Mr. A. Palmer, roofing Holy Trinity Church, Devonport; Messrs Holman and Moses, St. Luke’s Presbyterian Manse, Remuera; H. L. West, architect, for two shops and billiard room Opotikk Mr. Earell called for tenders during last months for school building at Morrinsvillc. Tenders were also called for new post office at Manuera in brick.

CHRISTCHURCH.

A new church is proposed to be built to replace St. Mary’s at Mcrivale, to cost not less than £15,000. The Yen. Archdeacon Haggit thinks there will be no difficulty in securing the amount required, as several promises amounting to £6600 had already been received. No architect has been appointed, and no design will be accepted until a satisfactory indication is made by the congregation that the money to build is forthcoming.

The plans for the new building for the Boys’ High School have been prepared by Messrs Guthrie Bros., architects, two old boys of the, school.

A start has been made with the erection of the buildings in Woolston, in the vicinity of the Radley bridge, for the Kaiapoi Woollen Company. They are to be used for hosiery and cap factories, and are to cost about £14,000.

Messrs England Bros, called for tenders for a residence in Heathfield Avenue. Messrs Collins and Harman called for tenders for the erection of a house in Holm wood Road. Messrs J. S. and M. J. Guthrie, architects, called for tenders early this month for the erection of the new Soldiers’ Club building in Gloucester Street. Mr. Roy Lovell-Smith also called for tenders for a house at New Brighton.

DUNEDIN.

Messrs Mason and Wales called for tenders for an isolation ward for the Tapanui Hospital.

HAMILTON

The committee appointed to raise funds for the new Soldiers’ Club for Hamilton reports a gratifying response.

As a result of its efforts £4050 has been obtained towards the sum of £SOOO, which is the amount required. Mr. F. C. Danicll, architect, called for tenders early this month for office buildings, Victoria Street. Despite the war and other disabilities the progress made by Hamilton during the past five years has been phenomenal. From October, 1914, to date, building permits for property valued at over £227,272 were issued by the Hamilton Borough Council. From October of last year, or about the time of the signing of the armistice, building operations in Hamilton have advanced rapidly, and up to July the figures were £60,189, included in which are eight buildings for July valued at £4710. In the suburbs the scene is one of great activity. In almost every street a house is being erected or preparations being made for building operations’

and a safe estimate is that at least 100. houses and business premises arc being erected. At Frankton a contract has just been let for the erection of 27 houses. A syndicate" is putting up several shops in Victoria Street, Hamilton, and the National Bank of New Zealand has recently purchased a site with the intention of erecting new premises.

MASTERTON.

New premises,are to be erected shortly for the Bank of Australasia. The Union. Bank of Australia also template erecting fine premises in Perry Street shortly. . '« , It is proposed to erect a tower and chapel to the existing Church costing £SOOO-as a thanks offering for the termination of the war. •, ■.. •' .. ■ •! NGARUAWHIA. Mr. L. C. Potter, architect, of Matamata, called for tenders recently for the erection in brick of business premises. I TIMARU. ~"" """

Messrs J. S. and M. J. Guthrie, architects, Christchurch, called for jtenders early this month for additions in brick to Messrs J. Ballantyne and Company’s premises.

WANGANUI.

At a recent meeting of the congregation of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Wanganui, it was decided to establish an institute in connection with the church, the aim being to subsequently erect a hostel. The immediate scheme is expected to cost about £IOOO.

WHAKATANE.

A deputation was appointed at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and local bodies ■ recently to interview the Minister for Public Health with regard to the immediate erection of the Whakatanc- Hospital on the site agreed to by the health officer. . ,

WELLINGTON.

The Wellington, HiqpeSa'n Synod tliaye , approved of the site of St. Mark ts Church- for tlie proposed Anglican-. Cathedral, subject to the report of a geological expert.

Messrs Penty and Lawrence called for tenders during the month for additions to Victoria College.

A contract has been let to Messrs Hansford and Mills to erect the new building for the State Fire Insurance Department on the corner of Lambton Quay and Waring-Taylor Street, from plans supplied by Messrs Hoggard, Prouse and W. H. Gummer, A.E.1.8.A. The building, which will bJ seven stories in height, will be constructed on the latest American steel-frame principle, and the whole of the f.acaoe will be of Kairurn marble, from the Takaka district y Nelson. on a brick basis. The magnitude of the structure can be gathered from the fact that it will have a frontage ' to Lambton Quay of 104 feet, and one to Waring-Taylor Street of 58 feet. ; The cost of the building will bo Approximately £BO,OOO. As most of the material has been practically secured, it‘is not anticipated that there will be mucin.delay in pushing on with the work. There is already a large stock of steel in Wellington for the building, and two m'dre shipments on the water. The building was planned some six years ago, and its erection has only been delayed on account of the war. Its erection will take about twelve months, or more, according to circumstances. The contracting firm is . the one at present engaged on the erection of the new Parliamentary Buildings.

An addition two storeys is being added to the, Midlipi 1 Hotel, Lambton Quay. • 5 - ■-’ / ’ A

Messrs Swan and Swan called for tenders for alterations to Messrs Geo. Fowld’s premises. 7 -

Mr. Fielding called Hoi 1 tenders- during this'' month for the erection in brick of Whyte’s Hotel, Foxton.

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