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Table C. —Showing the Average Weekly Amounts payable by the Purchasers of Four-and Five-roomed Dwellings (Different Designs) erected under the Act.

RETURNS. (Made pursuant to section 18 of the Act.) (a.) The Moneys expended during the Preceding Financial Year in acquiring Land under the Act, in preparing the Same for Workers' Dwellings, and in erecting such Dwellings. £ s. d. Amount expended in acquiring land for workers' dwellings ... 7,837 16 3 Amount expended in preparing land for workers' dwellings ... 536 6 0 ' Amount expended in erecting dwellings <.. ... ... 38,269 1 2 Amount expended in administration and travelling... ... 256 6 9 Total ... ... ... ... ... £46,899 10 2 (b.) The Number of Dwellings erected during the Year, and Number disposed of. The number of dwellings erected ... ... ... ... ... 102* The number of dwellings disposed of ... ... ... ... 102 * A return was published in last year's report giving full particulars of fifty-nine of these dwellings, and has not been repeated in the appended returns.

(c.) The Weekly or other Payments contracted for, the Amount of such Payments received and the Amount of Arrears outstanding.

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Name of Tow: Average Instalment/ (including Fire Rates or Maintena s payable per Week Insurance but not mce). Name of Town. Four Rooms. Five Rooms. Auckland Wellington Christchurch Wanganui Palmerston North Timaru Temuka s. d. 13 9 14 5 12 2 13 4 12 7 12 4 12 2 s. d. 15 3 15 11 13 9 14 6 14 2 13 4 13 2 Average for all towns . . 13 0 14 4

The Weekly or other Payments contracted for. The Amount of ' m , . Weekly or other Tll f A Am ° u "< Payments of Arrears received. outstanding. District. i Auckland — Eccleston Settlement Lawry Settlement Wanganui— Willis Settlement! Ballanee Settlement! Palmerston N. —Loughnan Settlement Wellington — Derwent Street Settlement Christchurch — Camelot Settlement Walker Settlement Timaru — Craigie Settlement Temuka — Buxton Settlement I £ s. d. 170 3 9 459 1 9 Nil Nil 80 12 11 1,374 10 9 349 9 11 93 17 6 109 3 10 57 2 4 £ s. d. 149 18 8 417 1 9 Nil Nil 80 12 11 1,354 19 4 332 17 8 93 17 6 76 6 0 47 13 11 £ s. d. 20 5 1 42 0 0 Nil Nil Nil 19 11 5 16 12 3 Nil 32 17 10 9 8 5 Totals 2,694 2 9 2,694 2 9 2,553 7 9 *140 15 0 * £85 4s. 8d. has since been paid. f Willie and BaUanee Se ett ittlements were com 1 tli lements were co ileted just at the ei id of the year.