BUILDING ACTIVITIES

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1929, Page 11

BUILDING ACTIVITIES

BOROUGH OF NEW PLYMOUTH SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH THIS YEAR £110,165 FOR EIGHT MONTHS. A further slight increase in the value of new buildings in New Ply mouth for which permits were granted last month has brought the increase over the period of eight months to a substantial amount I when comparisons are made with the [figures for the same period last year. | The total value of new buildings since [January 1 this year is £110.105, coinI pared with £79,195 for the first eight months of last year. The figures for the month of August were £l-1,825 and £13,461 respectively. In the month which ended on Saturday the chief work for which a permit was issued' was the alteration - to premises for MeGruer’s, Ltd. Last year the I month of August saw the issue of perIrnits for buildings for the Egmont Pro- ! perties, Ltd., the Atlantic Oil Co., and Sister Ellis’' private hospital. These were the largest contracts fortlie month. The returns are as follow:— August, 1929. £ Business premises (3) 2798 Alterations aud additions (18) 6417 Dwellings (6) 5610 Total £14,825 August, 1928. £ Business premises (2) 6100 Dwellings (5) 5365 Additions and alterations (IS) 16-96 i . . Total £13,461 Following is a summary of the value of the building permits issued during the first eight months of this year and last

year:— 1929 1928 Jn mi ary ..... ...... 13.406 5.198 pp-hrnfiry 5,068 7,473 March 8,642 . 6.556 8,394 13,030 May .. ...... ...... 11,950 20.095 JlJ Tift ......... 13.227 6,163 .. .. 34.653 7.219 August ...... 14,825 13,461 Totals £110,165 £79,195