WAIMAIRI PERMITS
Building permits to a value of $424,457 were issued by the Waimairi County Council in January, compared with $416,941 in January, 1970. Twenty house permits worth $237,962 were issued last month, compared with 28 permits worth $299,450 a year ago, and five permits for blocks of flats were valued at $82,783, compared with two permits worth $29,000.
The average cost per square foot for house construction in January was $B.Ol, compared with $7.46 a year ago, and cost for flat construction rose from $7.17 to $7.23.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710219.2.111
Bibliographic details
Press, Issue 32535, 19 February 1971, Page 10
Word Count
88WAIMAIRI PERMITS Press, Issue 32535, 19 February 1971, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.