§ 30. Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Works whether there is any restriction on the use of mobile mechanical cranes being used in house construction; and what is the estimated saving in man-hours in the erection of a normal sized council house if such aid be employed.
§ Mr. HicksNo restriction is placed on the use of mobile cranes for house construction, but military demands have created a general scarcity of these machines for civil work. They are not used in the erection of normal types of houses. It is not possible as yet to estimate the saving in man hours which would be achieved.