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(b) The following table shows the figures for house construction district by district since the inception of the Division. Land-purchase figures are also shown, and include sections on which houses for other Government Departments have been built. It should be noted that the figures for other Government Departments are already included in the total house-construction figures :— ■

(c) Expenditure.— The following table shows the expenditure each financial year to date :

In conclusion, I wish to place on record my appreciation of the continued loyal and efficient service rendered by my staff. R. B. Hammond, F.N.Z.1.A., M.T.P.1., Director of Housing.

By Authority: R. E, Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9so. Price 2s. 3d.]

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Houses Handed Over for Occupation in Housing Construction Districts. JYear Ended 3 . •a-g 31st March, 1 3 53 M a 2% a o tt 3 .3 iforOt Dept Lded ii ous Co < B 1 & £ • 3 © A 3 o H House Govt Inch Previ o H 1938 .. 95 12 31 197 29 35 399 9,296 1939 990 186 181 234 593 295 186 2,665 4,653 1940 1,340 219 200 234 713 459 230 3,395 27 6,472 1941 1,587 215 175 349 799 541 300 3,966 61 3,532 1942 .. 1,291 247 129 302 649 389 201 3,208 20 5,037 1943 362 283 67 103 171 206 67 1,259 165 7,623 1944 .. 263 74 22 86 242 116 77 880 24 3,571 1945 685 107 95 227 604 158 93 1,969 52 1,877 1946 873 189 104 282 1,139 281 117 2,985 129 3,777 1947 677 281 166 207 758 329 177 2,595 253 2,913 1948 938 381 145 273 777 476 220 3,210 335 1,759 1949 .. 1,002 693 285 449 853 652 259 4,193 779 4,566 1950 932 620 267 497 722 604 365 4,007 619 2,437 Total 111,035 1 3,507 1,836 3,274 8,217 4,535 2,327 34,731 2,464 57,513

Year Ended State Other Land Administration 31st March, Housing. Departments. Purchase and Division. and General. Total. 1937-38 .. 1,062,802 298,672 115,026 1,476,400 1938-39 .. 3,275,781 592,034 101,885 3,969,700 1939-40 .. 4,228,619 26^671 748,255 160,955 5,164,500 • 1940-41 .. 4,508,116 101,751 910,240 147,293 5,667,400 1941-42 .. 3,299,330 73,258 537,981 164,031 4,074,600 1942-43 .. 1,067,435 124,072 501,399 132,994 1,825,900 1943-44 .. 1,138,913 184,345 357,326 86,016 1,766,600 1944-45 .. 3,351,179 168,055 721,689 204,677 4,445,600 1945-46 .. 4,150,207 524,939 687,009 263,145 5,625,300 1946-47 .. 4,267,052 660,430 840,171 336,747 6,104,400 1947-48 .. 4,579,797 768,629 828,752 461,822 6,639,000 1948-49 .. 5,886,497 1,367,917 1,175,257 456,651 8,886,322 1949-50 .. 7,171,118 1,643,121 1,359,442 534,939 10,708,620 Total 47,986,846 5,643,188 9,558,127 3,166,181 66,354,342