BUILDING REGULATIONS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20057, 21 September 1920, Page 2

BUILDING REGULATIONS

L'Piiu Press . Association.] WELLINGTON, September 9Q . A report from Christchurch regnrcfmg timber for hoardings is regarded as likely to mislead the public iii regard to the attitude of the Board of Trade in this matter. The Ect that several porunts have been granted for the use] or tiniDG] tor hoardings has fdvonri'-otd an impression that the board nutted the use of timber winch should have been available for house construction and other essential purposes The Board explains that permits in regard to hoardings were approved on condition that no New Zealand timber suitable for essential building purposes should. Ixs used in their construction. Applications for permits to erect hoardings m timber suitable for building purposes have been declined. In the case complained of by the Christchurch City Council, tho permit allowed the uso of Australian hardwoods and New Zealand beech. In respect to tho issue oi building permits by lgca.l bodies, the Christchurch City Council appears to bo under a misapprehension, according to the board. Tho council, according to a statement made by tho ActingMayor, appears to have tho impression that the issue of a permit by the Board of J rude under the building regulations entitles the holder to proceed with the woi kithout t*ho necessity ol obtaiuhm a i permit under _ the borough inis impression is quite erroneous, as the carrying on of operations for which the purchase of material is authorised by the-Board of Trade regulations" is conditional upon a permit under tho borough by-laws being obtained. The regulations recently issued are supplementary to and not in any way in place of tho 'by-laws in operation in the various boroughs. All local bodies throughout New Zealand were recently advised that it had been decided that in future local bodies should decline to consider applications for permits under their byl laws -unless -the applicant had satisfied them that u permit to purchase the necessary materials had been obtained under tho Board of Trade regulations. This procedure' was adopted is/order to obviate tho lime and expense involved in the preparation and examination of plans of works for which a permit under the building regulations might later be refused. .. owing to lack of coal, the Board of Trade reports that the position with regard to cement supplies was never more acute than at tho preosut time.