BUILDING TRADE.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 9

BUILDING TRADE.

ACTIVITY IN HAMILTON. MANY NE\V HOUSES.- _— Latest ofllcial figures indicate that there is no failing—off in the building activity which has been apparent in Hamilton for many months. In fact. there has been a substantial increase in the first live month-s 01‘ this year. us compared with the corresponding period last. year. A feature is the large number 01‘ new houses going up. the monthly (HCHUZL'. being [on to twelve within the borough and immediately udjdcvnl. to the borough buundzu'y. During: May 22 building permits “ere issued by the linniillun Borough tlunnuil. involving work to oust £13,205, nnd including eleven new houses. These figures. easily eclipse thaw for May last. year. when, ul—though the numhel' of permits issued mm the sumo, the lutul annuunt in\uvad was. only 556307, and included eight new linuscs.

For the Mrs! live months 01‘ this )car Lln: 118 Iwrmils is'numl In Humiltnn embraced \\'ul'k estimated to cost. £110,116 including J!) now houses, and in the sumc poriml Inst .\‘mr ‘M pur—mils \\'l‘l'l‘ yrunlml, ('mwrl'ing' \\‘ul‘k ml—uud n! £32,2U1, and including :59 new dwellings: :\ Ilnlil't‘thL‘ l'culurc ul' Hm pl'urN‘nl building :mlh'ily Is 1110 ullml~ liun Irving: grin-n In the el'w‘linu ul‘ Huts. suw‘l‘u] sl'hruws UK this nuluru [wing pl'ujlrlsml.