“HOME, SWEET HOME”

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 106, 26 July 1927, Page 13

“HOME, SWEET HOME”

MODELS AT THE SHOW PUBLIC APPRECIATION Many methods are employed to capture the acquisitive instinct of that progressive portion of the adult population which can be interested in the buying or selling of homes. A Winter Show offers exceptional opportunity

for exhibitors to reach prospective clients, and the public is not slow to evince appreciation of any laudable display. Since the opening day big crowds of people have gazed with evident pleasure at the exhibit of an Auckland builder, Mr. T. Deane, who has shown both initiative and taste by submitting on pedestals a roped-in group of exact models of various bungalows he has designed and erected ■ in and about Auckland suburbs. These attractive replicas of modern homes are given a touch of life by the use of coloured electric lights which alternately brighten up the ittle dwellings. Needless to say, such a happy exhibiting conception appea ls to popular imagination, and Mr. Deane deserves every credit for his effi dent stand, which has introduced a new style of h.orne-building propaganda which is fully justifying itself. ENCOURAGING INDUCEMENTS The principal and his associates are kept busy supplying details of the bungalows and their facilities. Thu demonstrators emphasise—and it is certainly an interesting inducement to home-seekers of differing means—that the average type of house costs no more than £750, and, with £3OO for land, easy terms covering principal and interest, run from 25s a week. Seeing that deposits as low as £lO are accepted to seal the bargain for a brand new modern home to suit any purchaser, it is not surprising to find keen response in these days of rent burdens. As the immediate result of the show display, one bungalow has actually commenced. The proposition is an encouraging sign of the times, and a tribute to private enterprise. At present the office suite of Mr. Deane is in Chancery Chambers, but in August headquarters will be transferred to the new Dilworth Building.