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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 4. 1966.

New Hostel

page 4

New Hostel

It Is Hoped that the new Presbyter i a n - Methodist hall of residence will be ready by 1970, according to the Reverend John Murray, who was speaking for the organisers of the project.

The multi-storey building will be erected on about one acre of land bounded by Everton Terrace, Clifton Terrace, and Talavera Terrace, immediately in front of Weir House, on the city side.

The site is handy to the university and the cable car.

About two hundred beds will be provided in the new hall, said Reverend Murray; about one hundred will be for women students and one hundred for men. Students of all denominations will be welcome as boarders.

The hall will cost about £400,000. It will qualify for the University Grants Committee's subsidy of 80 per cent of a maximum price of £1800 per student bed, but, said Reverend Murray, this figure is too low to meet normal costs of building, especially on Wellington sites.

This subsidy will give approximately £288,000 (on the basis of two hundred beds). The public will be asked to give donations to cover the balance of the cost of the building. Subscriptions from members of the churches organising the project and from business firms in the city will be the major source of this money.

Mr. Murray pointed out that this was only one of four schemes at present being considered for halls of residence to be built by churches or religious groups. The others are the extensions to the present Victoria House and Helen Lowry Hall, and a new Anglican hostel to be built near the university.