WORKERS' HOMES.
60 DWELLINGS AUTHORISED, SIX AT FRAXKTOX. •Dr Telegrap , . '.—?pecia] ,o "star.-) WELLINGTON, this day. The Labour Department has jost' accepted teiuleiti for tUe construction of nearly sixty workers' dwellings, under the .-rhiMnc inaugurated by the lion. J. A. Millar several years ago, under whidi a worker may. upon paying a small deposit and subsequent regular instalincut*, obtain a house built from a selected design. A series being available, slight modilieations are made to meet individual taetes and necessities The contracts are distributed, thirteen at (JiMiorne. twelve at ■Masterton, si x at Frankton Junction, ten at Tatea and eight at Tologa Bay. During the course of its operation the eeliome ha? been found to require a good deal of time in preliminaries, consequently the Labour Department intends making some modifications wtuci , will reduce the time elapsing beta-epn selection ot des.gns and the commencement of the work. One of the fir<t groups of houses built under the system is at Wand Hay. and they have'given thorough »at:<<fai-tion to the occupiers and prospective owners.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 125, 27 May 1914, Page 8
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173WORKERS' HOMES. Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 125, 27 May 1914, Page 8
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