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year will total 55 per cent. The estimated annual capacity of the whole works industry of the Dominion at the present time can be divided as follows: — £(m.) 21-73 upon housing and buildings; 23-65 upon engineering works other than buildings; or a. total of £(m.)45-38 which may be further divided as follows]— Sub-totals. State works — £(m.) £(m.) Housing .. .. .. .. .. 6-5 Buildings other than houses .. .. .. 2-9 Engineering and other works .. .. .. 11-0 2O-4 Local-authority works subsidized by the State —- Buildings, including houses .. .. .. 2-33 Engineering and other works .. .. .. 2-25 — 4-58 24-98 Local-authority works non-State subsidized— Buildings, including houses .. .. .. 0-25 Engineering and other works .. .. .. 9-7 9-95 Private-enterprise works — Houses .. .. .. .. .. 7-0 Buildings other than houses .. .. .. 2-75 Engineering and other works .. .. .. 0-7 lO-45 2O-40 Total .. .. .. .. .. £(m.) 45-38 Building-control policy throughout the year will be adjusted in terms of the above, so that at the end of the year there will be a much closer relation between man-power and materials and works in hand than is possible at the present time. In regard to the portion of expenditure—viz., £24-98 millions—representing State and State-subsidized works, the departmental estimates provide for it being allocated as under: — Civil Building Engineering Construction. Construction. Per Cent. Per Cent. (1) Land-development . . 8 27 (2) Industrial and commercial 3 (3) Communications . . 6 43 (4) Utilities (hydro-electric development) 2 25 (5) Housing . . .. . . 55 (6) Social services and public administration .. .. .. 23 1 (7) Defence .. .. 3 # 4 100 100

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