MUCH IMPROVED.
LIVING CONDITIONS. PRESENT-DAY ENGLAND. REMOVAL OF SLUMS. An account of improved conditions in" England was given this morning by Captain A. W. Pearse, proprietor of the "Pastoral Review," who is also representative for the Port of London Authority in New Zealand and Australia. Captain Pearse through Auckland to-day by the Monowai, on his way to Sydney. He even went so far as to say that he saw no signs of the depression in England. All seaside resorts, amusement
houses and games were crowded, while ticket-selling was at a premium. He did not see a ragged man, woman or child, a beggar or a drunken person. "And in Sydney," he said, "beggars acetist one half a dozen times in a morning." House building was so extensive that the demand for bricks was greater than tho supply. Slums were being cleaned up in every city. In Liverpool there were miles of houses, five rooms and a garden, at 6/ a week and no taxes. Tram fares were 2d for any distance.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19331002.2.43
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 232, 2 October 1933, Page 5
Word Count
171MUCH IMPROVED. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 232, 2 October 1933, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in