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The same remark partially applies to the grouping of the several departments.
The rooms should be lofty, and care should be taken to secure sufficient ventilation throughout the building. Ample provision to be made for lavatories, water, coal, and wood closets, &c.
The building to be of wood, with slate roof. The safes to be built with fire-bricks.
Designs to be addressed to the Provincial Secretary, Wellington, on or before noon of Wednesday, the 8th day of May next.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, March 6, 1867.
SCHEDULE OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED.
| Approximate Size. | |
|---|---|
| Entrance Hall | 24 x 20 |
| Superintendent | 16 x 14 |
| Clerk | 16 x 14 |
| Interpreter | 16 x 14 |
| Treasurer and Secretary | 16 x 14 |
| Treasury, including fire-proof brick safe | 24 x 16 |
| Auditor | 16 x 14 |
| Sheep Inspectors | 16 x 14 |
| Education | 16 x 14 |
| Harbor Master | 16 x 14 |
| Chief Engineer | 16 x 14 |
| Drawing do. | 24 x 18 |
| Paymaster, etc. | 16 x 14 |
| Messengers of all Departments (one room for the whole) | 16 x 14 |
3 or 4 spare rooms, and a generally convenient brick safe.
| Commissioner of Crown Lands | 16 x 16 |
| N. Z. Co.’s Commissioner | 16 x 16 |
| ... do. | 16 x 14 |
| ... do. | 16 x 16 |
| Chief Clerk | 16 x 16 |
| General Office | 30 x 25 |
| Strong Room, brick | 16 x 16 |
| Chief Surveyor | 15 x 16 |
| Plotting | 35 x 25 |
| Maps | 30 x 25 |
| Public | 16 x 16 |
*The Land and Survey offices to be adjoining, and it is not desirable that any of them should be otherwise than on ground floor, occupying, say, a wing of the building; nor should they be lighted from above.
Registrar of Deeds—
| One room... opening | 18 x 12 |
| One room... into | 18 x 12 |
| Searching Room... each | 24 x 18 |
| Fire proof Safe... other | 12 x 5 |
Provincial Council—
| Entrance Hall and Lobby for Members | |
| Council Chamber, having galleries for ladies, reporters, and the public... | 60 x 30 |
| Speaker’s Room | 16 x 14 |
| Clerk’s Room | 16 x 14 |
Entrance for public.
2 to 4 Committee Rooms, each | 16 x 14 |
| Library | 30 x 22 |
| Bellamy | 36 x 20 |
| Smoking Room | 24 x 24 |
| Kitchen | 20 x 16 |
Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by J. & E. Bull, Printers for the time being to such Government.
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1867, No 9
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General Conditions for Competitive Designs
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works6 March 1867
Competition Rules, Architectural Design, Government Buildings, Wellington
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