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Hawera Star, Volume L, 5 March 1931, Page 9

“Both Sydney and Melbourne are depressed,” said the Rev. J. R. Blanchard, of St. John’s Church, Wellington, on liis return from Australia on Tuesday. “In Sydney people have become quite accustomed to firms suffering such losses as to imperil their existence. As far as I could see, things are not quite so bad in Melbourne. At the same time, in spite of the depression, one was struck by the palatial picture theatres in both cities; at almost any session of the day they were found to he well filled, and at night they were crowded out. It has been suggested to me that you could tell a visitor to Sydney by the fact that he was able to laugh, while the Sydney people were unable to do so. That is a decided caricature of the situation. Australians have not lost their spirit of good cheer, in spite of the thick clouds which hong over the land at present; and there is a deep and sound confidence that with a return to a sane Government Australia will weather the storm.” Amonclod roo-ullations to govern tno construction of brick buildings were adopted at a meeting of the Mount Eden Borough Council this week. They provide that, mil brick buildings in the I brick area are to be constructed on the pier and beam principle, using reinforced conci*ete to cany the weight down to the foundations and consolidate the structure. These regulations are to stand until the Dominion regulations proposed by the Governmentare ready, and in _ the meantime all plans and specifications must foe referred to a special committee of the council (reports the “Auckland Star.”)