Can Use Aluminium And Copper For Spouting

Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1948, Page 3

Can Use Aluminium And Copper For Spouting

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WELLINGTON, Aug. 12, The Building Cojntrol Regulations prohibiting the use of copper and^aluminium spouting and downpipes, have been re'laxed by a-notiee gazetted tonight. The Miniscer, of Works, Mr. Bemple, in a statement, said the new regulations permitted ihe use of either | copper. or aluminium for spoutuig. and downpiping for housing, purposes, both | for repairs and fbr njew) work. The use i of copper had not, beep permitted for; such purposes ainee the early, wai' years Imt ' during reeeiit' mtihths 'the supplyposition had impro ve£;consiidfcrabiy '■ 'with increasing ' supplies of" aluminitun' Bheets "arriving froin j the United •' Kiiig- 4 dom," it' was (possibl'e to allow- both/ materials to be used'- for 'housing pnr-f poses. Mr. Semplo said -it was the! poliey of -the Government to relax the building regulations aS soon as oircumstancOs and conditions -permitted ahd lje. f elt ' that with the revoeation of t'liJs particular eontrol the;- difficulty which had been experienced in providing suitable spouting for houses, would be overcdme. The position with regard to galvanised iron coiitinlied to be most difficult, in faet, critical, continued the Minister. Ile regretted it was impossible at present to include galvanised iron generallv for spouting purposes. Its use would continue to be restricted to essential repairs to existing iron spouting, ridging and - downpipes of dwellings only. "•