BUILDING PROGRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 305, 26 December 1928, Page 11

BUILDING PROGRESS.

RETURNS FOR THE YEAR.

BUSY PERIOD IN CITY.

NEW RAILWAY STATION STARTED

Tlif> annual returns of the Auckland City Council show fhat it has been a steady year for building in the city, and fht> figures are considerably in excess of thfi-e of last year.

'J he Auckland city returns for the year were available to-day in view of tho fact that this afternoon the Citv Council departments closed down for the Christmas holidays until January 3.

The largest permit issued during the rear was for the new Auckland railway station, the amount being £328,000. '

Other larjre construction works undertaken dining the twelve months' period were: —

January.—Salvation Army buildin" in Crey Avenue, £15.330.

I- ehrtiai v.—Building in Vulcan Lane £25,390 (permit by Fletcher Construction Co.), warehouse for New Zealand Milk Products, £38,376; new premises for Smith and Caughey in Wellcslev Street, £54,731. * J

March.—Building for Ancient Order of Foresters in Wellesley Street, £15,000.

May.—Arcade in Customs Street (permit by Fletcher Construction Co.) £39,980.

June.—New premises in Queen "Street for Auckland Power Board, £73,300.

August. — Premises for Auckland Laundry Company, £15,600; flats for A. Cleave at Parnell, £18.5715.

September.—Civic Chambers in Elliott Street, £18,000.

for A. Cleave and Co., High Street, £21,000.

November.—Flats in Princes Street for Davis Consolidated, £12,704. December.—Building for Tanfield, Potter and Co., Civic Square, £17,000. The monthly returns for the vear, compared with those of lasst year,' iollow:— 1927. 1028. January £53,203 £68,051 February ..... 112,195 211,808 March 169,248 95,56« April 167,288 53,785 May „ 120.&31 1U3.437 June 70.930 159.540 July 91,026 96.990 August Ott.OOJ 157.926 September .... 78.142 106.952 October 57.123 452,818 November .... 245,033 89.790 December .... 112,142 64,176

£1,077,663 £1,544,140