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OTHER RETURNS. (d.) Return showing (1) the Total Number of Dwellings erected under the Original Act of 1905 to the Date of the Coming into Operation of the Act of 1910; (2) and (3) the Total Number of Dwellings erected and disposed of under the Act of 1910 from the Date of the Coming into Operation of the Act to the 31st March, 1914; and (4) the Total Number of Dwellings in Course of Erection on the 31st March, 1914.

(e.) Comparing the Average Cost of the Erection of Dwellings built to Standard Designs of Four and Five Rooms (viz., Nos. 11 and 7) in the Towns where such Dwellings have been erected.

I)i t ict. Erected uncli'i- Act of 1'JlO. ('•) Ereoted under ' the Act of (■> \ (*•) 1005. ToSUtkarch, Da ™* J£ .„,, ing 31st ald - j March, 1914 (3.) During ¥ear March, 1914. (4) Niimbti' in Course of Erection on 31rt Maich, 1914. Total. Auckland Wellington ]hristchurch . . Dunedin 35 40 31 20 22 23 20 13 6 36 6 12 13 93 63 58 22 13 6 6 12 14 9 19 13 12 7 2 tVanganui 5 almerston North kelson iVestport Jreymouth Cemuka Cimaru tVillowbridge .. invercargill .. 9 9 14 10 12 Totals 126 102 81 31 340 Note. —The whole of the dwellings erected under the 1 ii-ection, to applicants for same, but a number of them have, lisposed of under the instalment-purchase system provided Iwellings erected under the 1910 Act were built for applicant { 905 Act were leased or let, after their since the passing of the 1910 Act, been in the latter Act. The whole of the lurchasers.

Average Cost of Dwelling (excluding Drainage, Fencing, Artificial Lighting, and Administration). District. Design 11 Dosign 7 (Four Rooms). (Five Rooms). Auck and Wellington Christchurch .. Dunedin Palmerston North Greymouth .. Temuka Timaru Invercargill .. £ 327 362 315 334 £ 362 399 348 400 363 324 385 379 381