BUILDING PERMITS

Evening Star, Issue 21508, 5 September 1933, Page 2

BUILDING PERMITS

ILLUMINATING FIGURES The statistical report ou Population and Puddings in New Zealand for the year 1932-33 has some interesting comparisons, that covering building permits issued in the four chief centimes over a six-year period being particularly illustrative of the effects of the depression. The figures are: A’cklnd W’glon Ch’ch. D'din Year. City. City. City. City. & ••• dj ■ ;6 1927- ... 1,409,330 2,024,291 021,802 07,9,887 1928- ... 1,041,272 1,884,988 778,829 493,759 1929- ... 1,310,680 2,017,041 822,378 507,421 1930- .. 0.31,848 1,024,031 578,7,97 343,591 1931- ... 211,578 290,498 181,101 147,978 1932- ... 263,237 342,904 130,820 137,065 These figures cover only the actual city areas. Figures for contiguous boroughs would considerably swell the totals. For example, St. Kilda Borough would add £31,443 in 1927-28, and Green Island £40,911 the same year; while in 1929-30 West Harbour permits totalled £105,900, the bulk of this represented by the Dominion Fertiliser works. LOCAL POSITION IMPROVIKG Permits issued by the city building surveyor (Mr L. D. Coombs) during the month of August numbered 52 and reached a total value of £23,049, as against £13,736 for the previous month and £3,610 for June. Practically all the work undertaken was of a domestic nature, the largest job during the month involving extensive renovations to a row of brick dwellings in Princes street south, where Mr A. Joseph was granted a permit to spend over £3,000. The building on which these alterations arc at the present time being effected was commonly known as “ The Willows,” and was rapidly falling into a state of disrepair until acquired by Mr Joseph. Now this two-story block is assuming a modern and up-to-date appearance at the hands of the various carpenters, plasterers, and other tradesmen engaged by the owner.

A pleasing feature of tlio permits issued is that nineteen involved the erection of new dwellings. This represents the largest number of permits issued in any one month for home building for a very considerable period, and there is no doubt that the Unemployment Board’s -liberal subsidy and today’s cheap prices have prompted a revival in home building.

Builders who secured contracts to the value of £450 and over during’August were as follow:—C. J. ’Thorn, composite dwelling, lluthorford street; A. Hicks, wooden dwelling, Aotca street; 11. Walker, composite dwelling and garage, Highcliff road; A. Minn, re-orec-tion wooden dwelling. Duncan street; Wood and M'Cormack, reinstatement Stock Exchange roof; .1. G. Mills, composite dwelling, Cairnhill street; R. C. Watson, composite dwelling. Driver’s road: A. Joseph, renovations to brick dwellings, Princes street; T. W. King, addition to brick building, Highgate; .1. Donaldson, composite dwelling. Longworth street; A. S. Glenn, brick dwelling, Forth street; A. Hicks, composite dwelling, Agnes street;. J. Armour, wooden dwelling, Lynn street; A. Campbell, composite dwelling, Moana crescent; A. Dunn, composite dwelling, Main North road; vSykes and Johnston, composite dwelling, Mitchell avenue; E. Lovido, composite dwelling, Crosby street; A. Brown, wooden dwelling, Magdala street; L. F. Knewstubb, wooden dwelling, Mitchell avenue; Wood and M'Cormack, addition to brick dwelling, High street; J. A. Orlowski, composite dwelling, Kirkcaldie street; G. and S, Booth, composite dwelling, Tomahawk road; H. George, wooden dwelling, Cumberland street; E. Crowe, wooden dwelling, Jackson street.

Two other contracts which involved an expenditure of about £4OO each wore alterations and renovations to the Excelsior Hotel by F. L. Lawrence and renovations to brick and wooden shops in the Main North road by L. Griffiths.

Dip brooms and brushes, bristles downward, in and out of very hot water in which a little borax has been dissolved, or to which a few drops of ammonia have been added, until all dust and dirt has been removed, llinso in cold water, shake thoroughly, wipe the backs of tho articles, and dry in the sun. Do not use soap when washing brushes or brooms, as it makes tho bristles soft.