10 SEPTEMBER 1921, Page 3

It is stated by the Daily Mail that the curtailment

of Dr. Addison's grandiose housing policy has already reduced the cost of building. At the New Year workmen's cottages were estimated to cost £1,200 apiece ; by the end of June the price had fallen to £1,000. The decline continues. The Darlington Rousing Committee has received revised tenders for four- roomed houses at £620 and three-roomed houses at £568 10s., or £600 less than in January. Moreover, the private builders, who had virtually retired from business in despair, are now competing vigorously for contracts. The partial removal of Government control has given the industry a new lease of life.