MORE BUILDING IN COUNTY

Southland Times, Issue 25794, 4 October 1945, Page 6

MORE BUILDING IN COUNTY

RETURNS FOR MONTH AND HALF-YEAR

A substantial increase in building activity, compared with September last year, is shown in the returns of the Southland County Council for last month. Forty-eight permits were issued compared with 35 in September 1944, the total value being £23,352 against £11,887. During the half-year ended September 30, 236 permits to a total value of £108,977 were issued, compared with 212 permits of a total value of £64,957 in the corresponding six months last year. Fifty-four permits were issued for new dwellings in the six months against 26 for the halfyear to September 30, 1944. The figures fox- September with those for the same period last year in brackets, are as follows: —

£ £ New dwellings 9 (5) 13,436 (6,848) Additions dwellings 13 (6) 3,008 ( 680) Cowbyres 13 (2) 1,124 ( 230) Additions cowbyres — (1) — ( 30) Farm buildings 4 (12) 402 (3,177) Garages 2 (1) GO ( 40) Outbuildings 3 (1) 65 ( 140) Fowlhouses — (1) —• ( 19) Industrial buildings 2 (4) 5,057 ( 580) Huts 1 (2) 150 ( 143) Shops 1 (—1 50 ( —) 48 (35) 23,352 (11,887) The figures for the half-year ended September 30, with those for the 2 same period last year in brackets, are: — £ £ New dwellings 54 (2G) 77,305 (32,116) Additions dwellings 38 (42) 8,563 (10,621) Cowbyres 53 (301 5,264 ( 2,650) Farm buildings 47 (48) 5,975 ( 8,462) Garages 11 (11) 612 ( 515) Outbuildings 18 (13) 866 ( 871) Fowlhouses 1 (10) 20 ( 458) Public Halls — ( 3) — ( 840) Industrial buildings 7 (20) 9.482 ( 7,801) Huts 6 ( 8) 840 ( 472) Other buildings 1 ( 1) 50 ( 150) 236 (212) 108,977 (64,957)