BUILDING IN CITY

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22727, 3 June 1939, Page 3

BUILDING IN CITY

PERMIT VALUES AGAIN INCREASE LINWOOD HEADS MAY FIGURES There was an increase of £20,000 in the value of building permits issued by the Christchurch City Council last month, compared with the corresponding month last year. The increase of last month’s'total figures over the total for April was more than £28,000. The total value of permits issued in May was £58,074, compared with £39,776 in May, 1938. The total for last April was £31,254. Permits for the greatest value were issued in the Linwood ward, with a total value of £17,333, while the value of permits for the Sydenham ward was £13,440. The total value 9! permits issued since March 31 this year exceeds the 1938 total by more than £25,000. Details are: —

May, 1939 Value. Ward. No. £ Central—Inner area 4 4,295 Central—Outer area 11 4,541 'St. Albans 30 13,440 Sydenham 31 17,333 Linwood 21 6,064 Spreydon 21 8,559 Woolston .. 9 3,842 Totals May, 1938 127 58,074 Value. Ward. No. £ Central—Inner area 4 2,415 Central—Outer area 11 2.261 St. Albans 19 9,717 Svdenham 24 8,656 Linwood .. 28 6.302 Spreydon 21 7.887 Woolston .. 8 2,538 Totals 115 39;776 Since March 31 1939 Value. Ward. * No. £ Central—Inner area 9 6.470 Central—Outer area 22 11,791 St. Albans 60 22.655 Sydenham 51 22,061 Linwood 39 10,360 Spreydon 32 11,164 Woolston .. 15 4,827 Totals 1938 228 89,328 Value. Ward. No. £ Central—Inner area 9 3,475 Central—Outer area 15 5,306 St. Albans 36 15,182 Sydenham 36 15,565 Linwood .. 36 9,498 Spreydon .. 35 11,247 Woolston .. 16 2,812 Totals •• 183 63,085