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Starlings took advantage of the shape of this old boot,
hanging in an outhouse at Gore, to build their nest.- Otago
Witness, 9.2.1910. COPIES OF PHOTO AVAILABLE FROM THE STAR
STATIONERY SHOP, LOWER STUART ST, DUNEDIN, OR FROM
WWW.OTAGOIMAGES.CO.NZ
Stuart street is fast becoming one of the city's busiest
thoroughfares, and a great deal of activity has of late been
shown there in the erection of buildings.
The largest of these is that which is now being erected for
Messrs P.Hayman and Co., warehousemen, and it gives promise
of being a very imposing structure.
It has a frontage to Stuart street of 132ft and of 82ft to
Moray place, and is five storeys in height, the basement
floor being 5ft below the pavement and the ceiling 6ft above,
thus giving ample light.
The foundations are of concrete and the super-structure of
brickwork, with reinforced concrete bands running round the
building at the level of the joists on every floor.
Attractiveness is given to its appearance by a finishing on
the two facades of red faced brickwork and cement-finished
cornices, while the fact of the pilasters being carried up to
the full height gives it a solid and bold appearance.
The floors are carried on massive jarrah columns and Oregon
beams, with a steel flitch between the beams. The ceilings
are panelled, and the walls are finished plain, the wall
space being required for fittings for the display of goods.
The bond and packing rooms are on the basement floor, and the
offices on the ground floor, with frontage to Stuart street.
The remainder of this floor and all the other floors will be
fitted up as showrooms, and some idea of the size of the
building may be obtained from the fact that the total floor
space is equal to an acre and a-quarter.
Two electric lifts will be installed-one for goods and the
other for passengers.
The building has been designed by Messrs Mason and Wales,
architects, who are also supervising the erection.
Mr James Annand is the contractor for the erection of the
building.
• Considerable interest is being manifested in the ballots
for the various small grazing runs that are to be offered for
selection this month in different parts of Central Otago, and
many intending applicants from outside the district are at
present inspecting the different areas.
Much dissatisfaction exists throughout the surrounding
districts at the action of the Land Board in holding the
ballots for Matakanui, Ida Valley, and Linnburn runs in
Dunedin, it being held that some central place should have
been chosen instead of asking applicants to journey to
Dunedin.- ODT, 9.2.1910.
