HEAVY DECLINE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 15, 19 January 1932, Page 9

HEAVY DECLINE.

building in suburbs.

FIGURES WELL BEHIND

NEWMARKET MAY BE EXCEPTION,

With the possible exception of Newmarket, building operations 'in the suburban districts of Auckland were considerably curtailed during the twelve months which ended December 31 last. Returns to hand indicate that in some instances the value of the peimits issued for the period was less than half of that the previous year.

The values of permits issued during 1931 by local bodies of interest are set out in the following table: — Newmarket - 26,541 Mount Albert 20,U00 Mount Eden 15,539 One Tree Hill 10,69 i Onehunga New Lynn Devonport ...' ?'-,7 Birkenhead Northcote 2,374 Takapuna 16,891 The Newmarket Borough Council issued 40 permits to a value of £20,541. The main items were the construction of three blocks of modern shops in Broadway, costing respectively £7390, £5800, and £3880. Alterations to the building of the Auckland Savings Bank accounted for £2990. For the previous year the permits issued were for a total value of £26,051.

In Mount Eden borough the permits issued totalled 225, the value being represented by £18,839. The items comprised nine dwellings ( £<343), four shops (£3200), 158 alterations (£6582), and 54 sheds ( £1714). In 1930, 277 permits to a total value of £48,340 were issued. One Tree Hill Borough Council issued 85 permits to a total value of £10,697, as against the 100 permits, valued at £35,000, issued in 1930. Last year's permits included authority for the con-, struction of six dwellings. The value of the 115 permits issued by the Onehunga Borough Council was £8422. Included were 10 dwellings, which cost £4702. 111 1930 211 permits to the value of £21,080 were issued.

A total of 133 permits, mainly for alterations and conversions, was issued by the Devonport Borough Council. The value was £0542. The permits issued for 1930 totalled 168, the value being represented by £18,672. Birkenhead Borough Council issued 44 permits to the value of £5514. Included were live dwellings ( £2500) and a fii e station ( £927). In Northcote borough 21 permits were issued to a value of £2374. r l lie outstanding item was the erection of the Presbyterian Church ( £1267). Xew Lynn borough's permits tot<iJle(l 47, and the value £7114. '1 he most important activities were elaborate alterations to the tannery of Messrs. Astley and Sons and the pottery works ol Messrs. Crum Brothers, both at Poitage Road. ~ . Mount Albert Borough Council issueu 284 permits to a total value of £-0,000. These comprised 17 houses ( nine businesses ( £2778), and 257 alterations (£9387). In 1930 363 permits to the value of £70,424 were issued.

In Takapuna borough 95 permits to the value of £16,891 were issued. These included eight dwellings (£6079) an:l additions to, two schools (£4917). For 1930, 154 permits were issued, the value being £30,146.