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Messrs Paynter and Hamilton are building a shop and dwelling in Colombo street for Dr. Farr. Mr J. Reid has' taken out a permit lor alterations and additions to the Church of the Assemblies of God in Aevv Zealand, Colombo street. Twenty-sis dwellings, costing £'17,895, and other new buildings, to ihe total value of £18,845, were authorised for erection by the City Council last month. Alterations and additions to dwellings (£l7yo), accounted for 27 permits, and to other buildings for an expenditure of £SIOO. Messrs Bradley Bros, have just in.stalled u stained glass window in the Mount Magdala Home, and they have also made the steel window frames and ieadlights for the new Catholic Church at Ashburton. Tho value of building permits issued by the Auckland City Council in May was £66,898, the largest monthly total since tho beginning of the present year. The comparative totals tor the fivo months of 1930 and 1929 are as follows: 1930, £281,870; 1929, £572,747. Mr W. Hill, architect, is calling for tenders for the construction of a twostorev brick building in Mackay street, Grevmouth. It is understood that Moore's tearoom premises are to bo demolished for the purpose of the erection of a modern restaurant, with cabnret on the upper floor. Decorative work will be a feature of the new contract,

"1 consider the Government has done exceptionally well in this respect. The money is tnere all riuht," declared Mr J. A Nash, M'.P., at a meeting of the Palmerston North Unemployment Committee, when Mr F C. Allerby stated that the Government should ho requested to hrintr the applications for workers' dwellings up to date. Mr A. E. Mnnsford: "Contractors eav they hare difficulty in getting the money through." Mr Nash: "The applications are well up to date. I know of no one who has had an application in for twelve months."

Another fine, structure has been added to the growing list of imposing buildings in Auckland by the completion of the alterations and additions to the large building at the corner of Welleslev street and Elliott street for the Australian Temperance and Geiyaral Mutual Life Assurance Society. Ltd. The existing structure has been converted into one of the most up-to-date business blocks in th* city, and has added another link to the chain of fine buildings that have lx»n erected by the societv in Wellington, Christchurch, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide.