Modern Buildings In Apia
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Prom Our Own Correspondent
Apia, Mar. 11.
AVERY modern structure has just been completed in Apia—Bums Philp (S.S.) Co.’s spacious produce store, at the comer of Main Beach Road and Savalalo Road, which replaces the old wooden store, destroyed 15 months ago, together with 1,000 tons of copra.
The new building, work on which was started nine months ago, is of reinforced concrete, rigid frame construction, in a style of architecture originating in Canada. The local construction work was done by Mr. J. Gaffney, builder and Mr.
R. Elliott, concrete steel fixer, with a local labour staff. The store is 190 feet long and 56 feet wide, with walls 16 feet high, and it holds 2,000 tons of copra, or cocoa beans in bags.
The store was officially opened on Feb ruary 28, when the Acting-Administrator, leading officials, and representatives of the Apia business community were wel
corned by Mr. R. H. Brown, manager of Bums Philp (S.S.) Co.’s Apia branch.
Messrs. Gaffney and Elliott have been commissioned to start on another modern building—a copra store, cocoa store and large business emporium for Messrs.
Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., of Suva, adjoin ing the new B.P. produce store.
Photograph of the new produce store.