Amenities of the New Station.

It would be a long story to tell of each office separately; of how radiators have been artfully placed in the walls as part of the general decorative scheme; of the 30 or 40 clocks which will tell the passing of time in any part of the building; of the huge forecourt facing the building where a tall and slender flag-pole will be surrounded by flowerbeds and grass plots; of the new concrete roads approaching and leaving the platforms; of the concealed lights which will flood the main entrance.

Auckland's new station is grand but not ornate. Its beauty will astonish the public; its comfort and convenience will positively startle them. Nothing has been left to chance—nothing is tawdry, efficiency and perfection have been the keynotes of a building which is to replace Auckland's present collection of offices, which does duty as the city's railway terminus.