The Council has had under discussion daring recent months the question as to whether the new building should be carried out in natural or artificial stone. Vide Note in the Gazette of October 22. For the present it has been decided to ase nataral stone for the plinth course only, at a cost of Tls. 15,000, and to allow the larger question involving a total expenditare of Tis, 260,000 to stand over until after the forthcoming. Meeting of Ratepayers. The following report by the Municipal Engineer sets out the position with regard to the cost of the building as a whole:—
Public Works Department,
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