A prominent Wellington architect gave a Poet reporter the following example of the cost of building as accounting for the scarcity of dwellings in Wellington. —"I have just received tenders for a five-roomed cottage. The lowest was £IBOO. Six to seven years ago a dwelling of this class would have been built for £550 to £6OO. Result of the lowest or £IBOO tender: No business. Quite beyond the client's means."
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Otago Witness, Issue 3403, 4 June 1919, Page 28
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70Page 28 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Witness, Issue 3403, 4 June 1919, Page 28
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