NAPIER BUILDING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 11, 23 December 1933, Page 10

NAPIER BUILDING

ANNUAL STATISTICS. FIGURES FOR PAST YEAH. A glimpse at the statistics of th* Napier building inspector for the past two years illustrates the fact that the bulk of reconstruction work commenced shortly after th* earthquake of 1931, was finished by the end of 1932. During th* year the value of permits Issued amounted to £433,529, compared with £127,861 for 1933, representing a decrease this year of £305,668. The value of permits month by month for 1932 and 1933 is shown M

The above figures show that the busiest month of the two years under review was August of 1932, when the total value of permits was £92,740. In that month many large buildings were commenced. During the year the busiest month was March, when the value of permits amounted to £21,105. The reconstruction of Napier since the earthquake has involved the issue of 392 permits, representing a total value of £828,407. No more permits will bo issued thig month by the building inspector. During the month only three permits were issued, involving a sum of £1958. These were in respect of a garage in Dickens street for Mr MacFarlane at a cost of £768, and two houses to cost £ll9O.

follows: — 1933 1938 £ £ January .. .. 48,079 8,337 February .. .. 7,131 9,540 March .. .. 25.728 21,105 April .. 15,282 5,308 May .. 71,300 2,818 June .. .. 9,970 19,108 July .. .. 31,419 18,395 Auffust .. .. 92,740 .. 51,343 10,334 September 18,531 October .. .. 37,430 4,480 November .. 20,307 7,941 December .. 10,788 1,958 Totals .. £433,529 £127,801