Here and There.

Progress, Volume XV, Issue 1, 1 September 1919, Page 599

Here and There.

In connection with the housing scheme in England, tenders disclosed the fact' that a four-roomed cottage could not be build under £BSO, not counting in the land, which was estimated at £2OO.

The Wellington City Council has decided, in view of the proposals for the erection of dwellings, to immediately consider the erection of municipal brickworks. In the debate it was stated that the council's officers . reported it to be cheaper to build in brick than in concrete. Bricks had risen enormously in price and were now quoted at £1 per 1000 and with cartage added the price was brought to £4. 15s. or £5. The council would serve a double purpose by making its own bricks. It would secure bricks at a cheaper price and would cause the excavation of a portion of the Town Belt for recreation purposes.

1 Not His Function. "l want to know," said the grim-faced woman, "how much money my husband drew out of the bank last week."

"I can not give you that information,-madam," answered the man in the cage. "You're the paying teller, are'nt you?" "Yes, but I'm not the telling payer."— Transcript. .• • ,' •