One House Finished Every Bight Minutes
Once every eight minutes, fon> eight hours a day, five days a week, a house is ready for occupation in New Zealand. This was calculated by an officer of the Department of Housing Construction, ‘who estimated from the fact that there were 12,000 houses being built annually. ' Allowing for 200 working days of eight hours a day. in a year, 7'2houses are .completed every hour.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 91, 6 September 1948, Page 5
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71One House Finished Every Bight Minutes Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 91, 6 September 1948, Page 5
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