H.—lla.

It is unfortunate that it was found necessary to suspend the erection of additional dwellings on account of the shortness of money at the time when the prospects for the building of houses had considerably improved, as in some towns—particularly in Auckland—we had been unable up to that time to make satisfactory arrangements for the erection of the large number of dwellings proposed. The statement attached shows the number of dwellings arranged for since the Housing Act came into operation. In order that the information may be up to date it is given to the 31st July, 1921, instead of to the 31st March.

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(l) Town. (2) (3) Number of , T , i\ ii- i. 'ii Number Dwellings bunt , . , . f uncompleted on 31st.lul°y re i921. 31st July, 1921. (4) (5) Number of Additional Number Houses purchased allocated but for for Applicants which Arrangements before 31st July, have not yet been 1921. made.* (6) Total. Wellington .. Auckland .. Christchurch Dunedin New Plymouth Midhirst Hawera Wanganui .. Masterton .. Palmerston North Feilding Paeroa Levin Napier Hastings Hamilton .. Stratford Carterton .. Whangarei .. Morrinsville Marton Otorohanga Te Kuiti .. Te Aroha .. Te Awamutu Taihape Jnglewood .. Nelson Picton 78 68 7 8 16 70 1 11 6 8 2 8 14 18 10 4 3 1 1 4 3 2 4 20 134 19 116 1 8 30 3 17 1 1 24 1 7 3 12 1 25 2 3 3 4 19 6 2 38 4 2 4 300 150 87 50 34 1 35 40 25 30 8 1 4 30 12 40 6 2 4 5 2 3 3 6 6 6 2 15 1 14 11 2 4 2 4 8 18 10 3 4 4 3 3 3 6 2 18 I 1 1 1 1 1 4 ■ 1 2 3 3 2 6 6 2 3 3 1 1 6 5 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 16 3 7 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 6 1 18 3 1 I I 9 Oamaru Timaru Westport Invercargill.. Mataura Winton Blenheim .. Dannevirke.. Gisborne 13 1 2 3 Greymouth Havelock North 1 2 1 1 Matamata .. Woodville . . Opotiki Patea Rotorua Eketahuna .. Kaiapoi Middlemarch Ngaruawahia Waipukurau Havelock .. 1 '.'. 1 1 I 1 Totals 162 V ' 232 501 107 i 530 1,031 Owini to financii il stria reno -, inabilit; to obtain tendi >rs, <fce.