BUILDING PERMITS

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25724, 9 February 1949, Page 2

BUILDING PERMITS

FIGURES FOR JANUARY SHOW INCREASE Building permits issued during January Show an increase in number and value ©n those issued during January. 1948, according to figures issued by the Christchurch City Council. Ninety-eight permits worth £64.383 were issued in January, 1948. compared with 135 permits worth £66.586 in January of this year. The Linwood ward shows an increase of 16 permits worth more than £lO,OOO. this being the largest. The number of permits issued for St. Albans, although showing an increase in number, decreased in value bv more than £3OOO. The following table, shows the number and value of permits issued in each

January 1949 1948. Ward. Value. Value. Central— pc o £ No £ Inner 7 7.133 8 4.175 Outer 8 11.112 7 13.185 St. Albans . 31 11.372 24 Sydenham . 17 8.967 6 4.94C Linwood . 28 16,322 12 6.321 Spre.vdon . 10 2.950 15 4,310 Woolston . 9 7,085 9 5.330 New Brighton . 17 9,332 12 8.300 Sumner 8 2.313 2.068 Totals . 135 66.586 98 64.383 March 31 to January 31 1949. 1948. Ward. Value. Value. Central— r> £ No £ Inner . 83 31.653 79 52.441 Outer . 91 42.780 86 47.699 St. Albans . 223 200.593 356 257.151 Sydenham . 209 93.355 201 112.286 Linwood . 278 125.632 222 86,160 Sprej’don . 195 75.375 175 68.091 ■woolston . 156 108,700 154 101,102 New Brighton . 220 129.328 183 122.194 Sumner 34 48.839 73 47.289 Totals 1512 856.255 529 894.413