AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK
A large chair store has been made under the Large Hall, and chair lift and hatchway provided.
Both the Large Hall and Concert Chamber are exceedingly handsome auditoriums, the decorations being carried out in Carrara plaster work of chaste design, while the windows are stained lead lights.
The three public staircases are constructed of reinforced concrete, finished in granolithic, the landings being finished with tiled floors and dadoes, a similar treatment being adopted for all lavatories. The balusters are of ornamental cast-iron, with cedar handrail.
The whole of the walls are rendered in cement and finished with Keene's, while all ceilings are plastered with finish.
Lead lights have been used in the Large Hall, Concert Chamber, Entrance Hall, and Colonnade, at apex, with good effect.
New Zealand kauri and Australian jarrah are the principal timbers employed, the Large Hall roof trusses, balcony and gallery cantilevers and principal floor girders being of steel.
All walls other than the stone facings are of brick or cement concrete, and slate and galvanised iron are used for roofing. Internal partitions are of timber studding, lathed with steel and plastered.
The whole of the building is lighted and heated by electricity, the electroliers being of handsome design, and an electric passenger lift has also been installed, giving access to every floor.
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