BUILDING ACTIVITY

Grey River Argus, 8 May 1936, Page 6

BUILDING ACTIVITY

AT GREYMOUTH. The past year has been one of considerable activity in the building trade and Inking for the original area only the total value of the permits issued each year for the past ten years, the total value for the jiast year was exceeded only by the years ended 31st March. 1927, 1928 and 1930, states the annual report of the Works Committee of the Gre.ymouth Borough Council. The following table is an analysis of the positron regarding the value of building permits for the ten yearly period ended 31st Alareh, 1936, for the original area of the Borough. Year ended Total 31st Alareli. Value.

The following are the particulars relating to the Cobden Area since the amalgamation in October, 1934. Year ended Total

Note that the figures quoted above for the year ended 31st March, 1935, refer to the period October to March inclusive only. For the whole of that year, the total value of building permits issued was £2,719.

.1927 50,067 1928 1929 42 525 1930 61,774 1931 44,661 1932 20711 1933 15,920 1934 24,739 1935 29,403 1936 48'331 Number of Total Average Dwellings. Value Value. £ £ 34 25.016 736 38 31,650 833 38 23,620 622 34 19,724 580 34 23,446 689 25 11,814 473 23 10,674 464 42 18,714 445 22 10.293 468 54 28,396 526 ■ ' 334

31st March. Value. 1935 £ 1,692 193G 5,393 Number of Total Average Dwellings Value Value. £ £ 3 1,287 429 9 4,805 634