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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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abandoned) upon a reasonable estimated cost of the work,
and no part of such payment shall be reclaimable from the
architect in the event of the subsequent abandonment of
such works. No portion of the architect’s charges shall be
withheld by the client because of any dispute between the
client and contractor. Should the work be abandoned or
stopped at any stage, the charges provided for by sections
1 or 2, as the case may be, are payable at the time of the
stoppage. In the case of works under section 6 being
abandoned, the payments to the architect for the works
specified in clauses (a) and (b) of section 2, respectively
shall bear the same proportion to the total charges provided
for under section 6 that the charges mentioned in the said
clauses bear to the charges provided for under section 1, and
are payable at the time of the stoppage.

11. When an architect supplies builders with quantities
    on which to form tenders for executing his design, he must
    do so with the concurrence of his client, the cost of such
    extra service not being included in the minimum charges
    for architectural services as set out in clauses 1 to 6 hereof.

12. Besides the above charges, all travelling, advertising,
    and other incidental expenses incurred by the architect
    are payable by the client, who may be also charged for the
    time occupied in travelling if the work be executed at a
    considerable or inconvenient distance, or if more than
    ordinary attendance is required.

II.—Housing Schemes, Quantities, Valuations, &c.

The introduction of “housing schemes” and the
preparation of “bills of quantities,” valuations, &c., being
new to this country the Institute adopts, in general terms,
the scale laid down in 1921 by the Royal Institute of
British Architects, allowing for such variations as are
necessary to meet local conditions.

III.—Surveys.

For inspecting, reporting, and advising on the sanitary
conditions of premises, the charge is by time occupied and
will depend upon the professional standing of the architect,
the minimum fee being five guineas per day in addition to
the cost of assistance and appliances.

IV.—Arbitrations, &c.

For qualifying to give evidence, settling proofs, conferences
with solicitors and counsel, attendance in Courts or before
arbitrators or other tribunals, or for acting as arbitrator
or umpire in an arbitration, and for other services in
connection with litigation and/or arbitration, the charges
are based upon the time occupied and the professional
standing of the architect, but in no case shall they be less
than five guineas per day or part of a day.

V.—Payment of Professional Advisers and the Jury of Award
engaged in the Conduct of Architectural Competitions.

While the President of the Institute is willing to act in an
honorary capacity as adviser to promoters in the selection
of the professional advisers and the architectural members
of the jury of award, the registered architects acting in these
capacities must be paid for their services.

Except in such cases where the time involved is very
slight, the minimum remuneration is as set out hereunder:—

Members of the Jury of Award.

(a) When the personnel of the jury is limited to one:
A fee of fifty guineas, plus one-fifth per cent. upon the
estimated cost of the proposed works.

(b) When the personnel of the jury includes two archi-
tectural members, to each architectural member the
following: A fee of forty guineas, plus one-eighth per cent.
upon the estimated cost of the proposed works.

(c) When the personnel of the jury includes three or
more architectural members, to each architectural member
the following: A fee of thirty guineas plus one-tenth per
cent. upon the estimated cost of the proposed works.

In every case all out-of-pocket expenses shall be reim-
bursed by the promoters.

Professional Advisers.

The fee chargeable by the professional adviser or
advisers shall be based upon the extent and nature of the
works and the time involved, and shall be a matter of
arrangement between the parties concerned, but in no case
shall they be less than half the amount charged by the
professional members of the jury of award as set out above.

When the professional adviser acts also as a member of
the jury of award his fee for the latter work shall be as set
out above and in addition to his fee as a professional adviser.

Issued under the authority of the Council of the New
Zealand Institute of Architects (Incorporated), from the
office of the Secretary, 39 Johnston Street, Wellington,
New Zealand.

APPENDIX “L.”

New Zealand Institute of Architects (Incorporated).

(Affiliated to the Royal Institute of British Architects in
1912.)

REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF ARCHITECTURAL
COMPETITIONS.

(Being Appendix “L” of the regulations made under the
New Zealand Institute of Architects Act, 1913.)

The View of the Council of the Institute upon Competitions.

1. Public bodies and others have of late years frequently
   had recourse to competitions amongst architects where
   buildings of a public or otherwise important nature are
   needed. It is assumed that the motive prompting bodies
   who promote such competitions is that they are desirous
   of getting the best design possible for their project. They
   are enabled to choose an architect through comparison of
   the designs submitted. Architects taking part in such
   competitions are naturally desirous of producing the best
   possible designs. It will therefore be readily seen that
   the interests are identical.

2. It sometimes happens that conditions issued in connec-
   tion with some competition are faulty in some important
   particular, and consequently offer no inducement to
   architects of standing to compete. In such cases the
   promoters are communicated with and the defective or
   unsatisfactory clauses are pointed out and a copy of these
   regulations is submitted as a guide for the remodelling of
   the conditions.

3. The New Zealand Institute does not assume to dictate
   the promoter’s course in conducting a competition, but
   aims to assist him by advising the adoption of such methods
   as experience has proved to be just and wise. So import-
   ant, however, does the adoption of such methods appear
   to architects that members of this Institute do not take part
   in any competition except under conditions based on these
   regulations which, if adopted by all bodies promoting
   competitions, would avoid much vexation and delay, and
   the banning of competitions would be at once rendered
   unnecessary. It is therefore necessary that all conditions
   of competition should be submitted for the approval of
   the Institute before being published, and such approval
   must be printed on the conditions when issued. No member
   of the Institute is permitted to enter any competition with-
   out such approval being first obtained and printed on the
   face of the conditions.

4. Where a deposit is required for supplying the instruc-
   tions, it shall be returned on the receipt of a bona fide design ;
   or, if the applicant declines to compete and returns the
   said instructions, within one month after the receipt of
   replies to competitor’s questions.

5. Generally speaking, the New Zealand Institute does
   not encourage the promotion of competitions, except in
   works of national importance, the interests of owners
   being better served by the selection of an architect dis-
   tinguished for his skill in the class of work required. But
   should the work be of such public importance as to justify
   a competition, then the Institute recommends that it be
   open to all registered architects throughout the Dominion.

6. Competitions may be conducted in one of the following
   ways:—

(a) By advertisement, inviting registered architects willing
to compete for the intended work to send in designs.

For Competitions for public works of great archi-
tectural importance this method is recommended.

(b) By advertisement, inviting registered architects willing
to compete for the intended work to send in their
names by a given day, with such other information
as they may think likely to advance their claim
to be admitted to the competition. From these
names the promoters, with the advice of a pro-
fessional adviser, shall select a limited number
to compete, and each competitor thus selected
shall receive a specified sum for the preparation
of his design.

(c) In the case of works the estimated cost of which does
not exceed £5,000, by invitation to a limited number
of selected architects to join in a private competi-
tion for the intended work. No member shall
enter for a private competition unless the said
‘private competition has first been approved by
the Executive Committee of the nearest District
Branch.