The reconstruction of the buildings in the early 1870s is visible here. A new Legislative Council chamber is being erected (far left) and the old House of Representatives chamber (centre-right) demolished to provide an enlarged chamber. The three storey office block adjacent on the Molesworth Street frontage has already been completed.
Alexander Turnbull
Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference: W.H. Davis collection, PAColl 3083
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