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been noticeable since the outbreak of war, and the
majority of architects who have hitherto enjoyed
comfortable practices in domestic architecture have
seen few new clients. The injunction of the
Parliamentary War Savings Committee, that no
one should build a house for himself at this time,
seems rather ironical to those who are in touch
with the realities of the day. Still, there is a
certain amount of work going on and Mr. Ernest
Newton, A.R.A., President of the Royal Institute

of British Archi¬
tects, is right in
pointing out that
if all such expenditure on building and decoration
were to cease, a large number of men engaged in
this branch of industry in one way or another would
be deprived of their only means of earning a bare
living without contributing to the military strength
of the country. Building in strict moderation
should meet the situation in the best possible way
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BLYTH COURT, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM. H. T. BUCKLAND AND E. HAYWOOD-
FARMER, FF.R. I.B.A., ARCHITECTS

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