Need for Remodelling.

The member for the district, Mr. Chapman, said that for many years the people of Wellington North and, indeed, the people of Wellington as a whole, had had to listen to complaints and grumblings regarding the old stations at Lambton and Thorndon. They had had to apologise for them on many occasions, and it was a matter for congratulation that those days were gone for ever.

There was a feeling of solidity, importance, and dignity about the new building, which should serve the people of Wellington and of New Zealand for a hundred years or more. It would simplify some of the transport problems with which they were faced. The people of Wellington North took a very real pride in the many fine buildings in their district, and they were well pleased with the latest addition. The new building would impose upon the Government of the day the duty of remodelling the district, and he hoped that when the programme of public buildings was completed attention would be paid to improving the houses in which many of the people were forced to live. Many people had to live in shabby houses, and if these were remodelled the outlook of the city would be greatly improved.