THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 419

SCHEDULE OF APARTMENTS REQUIRED.
Main Building.

Ground Floor—

1. Drawing Room, 40 feet by 25 feet.
2. Dining Room, 40 feet by 25 feet.
3. Governor's Room.
4. Private Secretary's Room.
5. Waiting Room.
6. Library and Billiard Room.
7. Breakfast Room.
8. Morning Room.
9. Ball Room, to be constructed on a similar
   plan to the present house, by throwing the
   Dining Room, Drawing Room, and Hall into
   one.

One Pair Floor—
To be divided into Bed Rooms, with Dressing
Rooms attached to some of them, also two Bath
Rooms.

The Basement Story to have brick-arched cellars.

Wing Building.
The Kitchen and Offices to be provided on the
Floor, as a Wing to the Main Building.

Outbuildings.
The Stable and Coach-house to be detached.
The Coach-house to be capable of containing two
carriages. Sleeping-rooms for the Menservants over.
The Stable to have Six Stalls; Harness-room ad-
joining, with fireplace; Hayloft over.
The amount available for the Building is £23,000.

immediate connection with the Registrar's
Office.
7.—Wills and Administrations.
17. Office for Searches, for the Public.
8.—Sheriff's Department.
18. & 19. At least two or three Rooms.
These Offices should communicate with each other,
and have independent Entrances.
9.—Library.
20.
NOTE.—The internal fittings of the Court House to
be provided in the Design and Estimate.
The amount available for the building is £20,000.

SUPREME COURT, AUCKLAND.
The Building is to be erected on a commanding
site, near the summit of a rising ground. There is
an open space in front, towards the North, inclining
seaward, with an excellent view of the Harbour.
The building is to be isolated, with three frontages
North, East, and West—the principal front being
towards the North. The South front will be kept for
future extension, ample space being left for that
purpose in the rear.
Between the Street on the West side (Princes-
street), which is a leading Street, and the Court
House, a range of offices must intervene, to prevent
noise from the Street reaching the Court.

LIST OF THE ROOMS REQUIRED.
1.—The Court House.

1. A Court Hall (area, 1,800 feet superficial).
2. Grand Jury Room.
3. Retiring Room for a Jury to consult.
4. General Waiting Room for Witnesses.
5. Under the Court, a Room or Cells for Prisoners
   awaiting their trial.
6. A Room for Female Prisoners.
   2.—A Spacious Outer Hall or Lobby, (perhaps) as
   large as the Court itself.
   3.—Judges Chambers.
7. A general Business Room, of fair dimensions.
8. Judge's Private Room.
9. Room for the Judge's Clerk.
   4.—For Counsel and Solicitors.
10. A general Robing Room.
11. A Room for Consultations and Conferences—
    one Room at least.
    5.—Registrar's Department.
12. The Registrar's own Room.
13. The general Room for Business.
14. Deputy Registrar's Room, in which the Clerk
    or Clerks may be copying Documents, &c.
15. General Room for Business.
    These offices should communicate with each other,
    as well as have independent Entrances.
    6.—Record Rooms.
16. One or more perfectly fire-proof, to be in

NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, AUCKLAND, WITH
POST OFFICE COMBINED.
This site is adjoining the Town Pier, and is to be
reclaimed from the sea. The accompanying plan and
section will show that a considerable depth of found-
ations will be necessary.

A firm stone or rocky bottom occurs over the whole
area: it crops out over the mud flat at the Western
end near the Wharf wall. About the centre of the
site the bottom lies from one foot to two feet deep
under the mud; from thence it shelves down some-
what suddenly towards Queen Street Wharf, parallel
to which there is an average of seven feet depth of
mud over the rock, falling towards the iron store.

LIST OF ROOMS REQUIRED.

1. Long Room, eighty feet by fifty feet.
   In this Room all the Clerks will be located,
   screened from the public by railed partitions.
   Presses round the room for papers required for
   daily use and reference.

A space to be appropriated for the use of Custom
House Agents and Reporters to the Press.
2. Chief Clerk's Office, adjoining Long Room.
3. Landing Surveyor's Office.
4. Landing Waiter and Searcher's Office.
5. Locker's Office.
6. Collector's Office, with ante-room for Clerk.
7. Office for Shipping Master, with entrance and
lobby for seamen waiting.
8. Arms and Ammunition Office under Arms
Act, 1860.
9. Spare Room.
10. Apartments for Housekeeper and Messen-
ger to live in and take charge of the
premises.
The Basement Story to be used as Queen's Ware-
house and place of deposit for official records, light
goods, &c.
The amount vailable for the two Buildings combined
is £20,000.

NEW POST OFFICE.
LIST OF ROOMS REQUIRED.

1. Mail Receiving Room, 20 feet x 16 feet, where
   Mail boxes and bags are received, opened, and
   passed on to No. 2.
2. Stamping and Sorting Room, 50 feet x 30 feet.
   Size in this room is indispensible; from thence
   the Letters, &c., are distributed to Nos. 3, 4, 5,
   and 6.
3. Private Boxes, 30 feet x 10 feet, one side fitted
   with boxes, the exterior being accessible to the
   public.
4. Window Delivery, 10 feet x 10 feet, having Six
   Delivery Windows, protected from the weather
   and fitted with pigeon-holes within; provision
   to be made for other Four Windows, if required.
5. Letter Carrier's Room, 30 feet x 16 feet, fitted
   round with pigeon-holes.