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MASSEY'S BILL. jgCOND READING DEBATE. iffiCUL 10 ''' H« 1-SE3B.") WELLINGTON, July y. ,'jjoving tho acconci reading of hU Advances Act Amendment, Bill . e gouso of Representatives this iDg, )Ir - Ma - ev i,ncll .y "explained of thelhll, and in answer 'quest' l "-" 1 by Mr Wilford, said ho ,»ted thut :iie rc P a J'ments under scheme proposed would be- a,bout a , D a J e:ir ' - M;jllf, y »'oulcl be gooUt ontl coining in all tho time. Hassey added that he behoved he I £ D tl all ili« money necessary for , r esent financial year. There were filings they had in mind. Une ' the short'''- 0 of houses, especially ty e large centres, and more partieuL jn Wellington and Auckland. lie j fe d that this Bill would meet the • o |ty. There was no other way (| jell it could be met. Then there L be moratorium, "f they provided y for all the settlers requiring up H 1000,' there would bo few who need X« difficulty. Three-fourths or four, had been borrowed by the small ™ with a mortgage of from £IOOO to ; j He had dialed earlier in the ,n that he believed ho could in- , the amount to £iK),OUO,WJO. He j jreudv four millions in sight. Jlo i '•-, ISC cI, "however, to obtain further j apjng powers in case it became jjry to B ot ' ,nt -' re money. Pery. ho did not think it "would he. e*ary, hut he did not want to take 8 isk. The money could be r 0 l : at a price that would not leave V oss to the State 1 . The Govern-' i did not want to make any jirclit [ it. They had thought the matut carefully, and thought it be a success, and a tremendous t to tho workers and tho settlers a tho whole community. Ipilford said he was sorry he ot take an optimistic view of oposal. Ho believed that ,000 would not meet the den connexion with the moratornd' that the idea w' a s simply to meet the demand for nn agribank, with public subscripind without any contributions IB people who wanted to take ii such a hank. Moreover, he ifin consequence of this scheme bfjuihling material and of the jjjfwoiild go up. This Bill, he ijrmild touch only tho fringe |emnnd that had heen made, jeered that one of the greatest 3a,was the high cost of' buildferfal. Under existing prices inr-roomed houses were costing hit he quoted the cost from his Irict, where a pood four-roomed • rns built for £.300. He wanted I r ;«wli(w, if this could Tie done in j !: ise, it could not he done in an- * Masscy: We can hnilcl a five- >«? J Wise for £7OO. yV Wilfnrd (itiestioned this, and a. I a carp in simport of his in- ;,. itv. Hu predicted that when vjj iD heenme law the prices of rna- ■ would eo up still further, aTl^ ■ S only mike it more Difficult to fa uses hnilt Tiiere -was no donht Qm eople were not ?ptrimr a square Hi rom those who supplied tho maui . / ■.* MID TBESg ASqeCTATTOr IIBPORT.) t-'A. i\aiisuin 6i\id bo le-roae'u vfj. lie mil proposed to give, jji-oniL-<fe i) lutii wno at preaeut iiatt liu yjl i|B,on . uieu 1 piuperues. Tie. rrr loinen wiio hay iiud to pay Jhjy'u |x.i_ M flilereat during tlie period vi ffc amp, ne learou tuat many oi ijj'' Wo could rarso cheap nione^ 0£ the Bill would do so and lend it ijlj »aia to the genuine producer at M ot Jiuerest. || flockly commended the Bill, and £Sir itulated tlie Govermuent on its [lf; mm. It was l'JtUcuioas to 0] it that cheap money could be ;: : ,,;; I out at higher rates of interest, •J: r s. wild material increase in price. >mu k' lon keep prices normal. w* le.fo>ired was that there would m '^"S 6 of labour to builu Jm, buses required. Hut. that dif|j''i s °* ovor i nim ig'' a - Idlß l'here were hundreds of arin the Old Country who would UIW Ito come to steady work in the ni* on. He suggested that the kHB {.the Bill should be widened so lr«#l' a8e ) lo; d security was concerned, tIK! it discretion shotdd be given to ■■■"■■ l . pemitendent and the Board to i leasehold' wherever they were v • I that the security was satisfac- '■■: Keen said he thought the Bill i be o; some service to farmers, l'|((i K, ' ls not at all optimistic as to jjii to the homeless people of the ••S »• The Bill was simply pqli00m Bdow-dressing. TJiere was tgislation now, but it was the ■ p, B which was the dilKculty, and Bill the words "as approved by .':= ird 1 ' would again bar the way. | .■ »' those who had purchased , ™der the previous Housing Act * grossly and until ; Neither reduction m the capi- » ot building, or an extension of ; NKnt made, justice would not to these people. wn. G. J. Anderson denied that oad been deceived. These peo- ,: 8 told before the houses were */rt) >t owing to fluctuations in the JL\ Material, the price of the build- ■ : : H not be estimated, and if they .;■■; ' lalce them on thosa oor.'itions, ■'■=.'.•, ''d-do so, and they took them ; s conditions, and tho Departj Snot to blame. Building conJ\ did not improve, and, as he :, 'the cost of the houses was '■'■■ 'involve the payment of a rent '■':,' 'too high for <;he means of the '* *> he adviif.d that, building . ;; * stopped, and it was stopped. " lot consider that the ocoupants • '. louses referred to by Mr Mef\ f obtained bad value. The . Ift found with tho houses was fci * rarity in design, and he 1 was of that so long as they built 'f one design in one locality, e d them workers' dwellings. * goinp- to have some dissatisPc great thing was to satisfy P'ith the houses in which they j Jw, mid no woman would ever tf/8-.jJ}, e d if she found that her neigji- " e sactly the same kind of " she had. For city workers to got into the city by the i .. J j "rs of the morning the only •' j he couhl devise was large flats, \\ ) fgrounds, built in the city ityidy ? ™ a t. however, was not the bnsi- ;.' he Government; it was a mat■sW e Councils or private enig« * • on. A. T. Ngata suggested to fjsltti -rjuneut that the funds of the •V' ' r u« Office should be supple•by State funds for loans to ' The source from which this 2405.' ion Id come was, he thought, .. uices Department. If ' this ■ ■:.-■.' done the question might well ■■'-. '', '-What has the Government ;: te Maoris?" •' C. Williams supported Mr for assistance 'for r mPy contended that the Bill contained somo protection vfpeeulation. One way to do A for the Government to open at foot of next column.)

up lands of their own for building purposes, thereby regulating the price of land near the cities. Mr T W. Khodes advocated restriction of'prices of land and building materials. . The discussion was earned on by the Hon. D. Buddo, Sir John Luke, Messrs Langstoue and Hawkeu. The adjournment of the debate was moved bv Mr de la Perrelle; and the House rose at 11.30 p.m. until 2.0u p.m. to-morrow.