BUILDING PERMITS

Evening Star, Issue 19784, 7 February 1928, Page 2

BUILDING PERMITS

ISSUES FOR JANUARY Considering that January can be classed as a ‘‘near-holiday” month, the value" of building "permits issued by the city building surveyor (Mr Gough) is quite satisfactory. The total value is £80,407, as against £513,785 for the corresponding period of last year. Included in this month's list, however, is the contract (£27,000) for the extensive additions to the Empire Theatre. Among tho bigger contracts arc the following (builders being mentioned first); il. Lyders (builder and owner), Forbury road, composite dwelling; Lawrence and Sons, for Home Heating Company, St. Andrew street, shop; L. M'Evoy, for J. O’Neil, South road, wooden dwelling; G. H. -Strong, for_J. J. Railton, Mataroa street, composite dwelling; Bradfiold and Bell, for A. E. Green, Ann street, composite dwelling; Love Construction Co., Ltd., for Acetone Co., Hanover street, additions; A. Mitchell, for N. S. Bachop, Oakland street, composite dwelling; R. Mdlar (builder and owner), Macandrew road, wooden dwelling; C. F. Shaw, for R. Field, Tomahawk, wooden dwelling; F. R. Cameron (builder and owner), Gilfillan street, wooden dwelling; Bradfiold and Bell, for W. Bowling, Gilfillan street, wooden dwelling; A- .H- Brown (builder and Elliot street, composite dwelling; Win. M'Lellan, for Empire Theatre Co., Moray place, additions; N.Z. Construction Co., lor J. E. Stevenson, Tainirt, composite dwelling; John Masterton (builder and owner), Walton street, wooden dwelling; O’Driscoll Brcjs., for P. Fitzpatrick, Hunt street, composite dwelling; R. Johnson, for Miss Russell, Grange street, brick dwelling; C. Hunt (builder and owner), Cairnbill street, composite dwelling; A. M. Lfarris, for C. G. Wells, Highciiff, wooden dwelling; P. Thomson, for W. Corbett, Grandview, composite dwelling; Ross, King, and Mullingcr (builders and owners), Fawcett street, composite dwelling; J. R. Slemint, for C. Batchelor, Falcon street, wooden dwelling; Mason and Crowe (builder and owner), Stanley street, wooden dwelling; E. W. Davies, lor H. M'Gregor Neville street, composite dwelling; J. L. Stevenson, for Miss L. E. Smith, Warden street, composite dwelling; G. Booth, for James Booth, Malvern street, wooden dwelling; J. IE Slemint, for W. Richardson, Borthwick street, wooden dwelling; Pelluwu and Harris, for L. Birkner, Nairn street, xvoodeu dwelling; A. H. Brown (builder and owner), Oxford street, wooden dwelling. * Numerical details of the various classes of structures are as follow: Dwellings 33, additions 17, garages 8, sheds 6, repairs 2, washhouses 2, shop 1, alterations 1.