THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18309, 17 February 1925, Page 7

THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

must be . done." KrfISSION at council of congregations. ' - ourselves 'that Christno of tho niost bcautlful '-liifvorld, but fail to recognise the city lias lived for » century and already has of 6lunis >" 6ai(l " when reading a paper "Conference of Christian Poh--48 ««mics and Citizenship, Christ■tU th« Family," at the moetof Christian CongreW tut night. The C.O.P.E.C. jj e continued, attempted fundamental questions: dcmandß arc made on the consideration of the spiritual are made on the lndividthe family by considcra--6 as a spiritual unit? Kay can a family as an inthe greatest benefit to I® 10 miitv or in other words, to immunity or to the MySntupon eartH of a Kingdom jli)K demands are made imiinity bv the duty of prowholesome development Sid be abolished and we attempt to do away rfSusbV shortage," Mr OomJntinued. Houses unfit for habigjggrf lirtd' by large famihesftSTjnore than one family hving «tfi£frhoufie. "We sit bacK and "• iM the beauties of Chnstchurch A about God's Own Country! wlat arc we doing as Christians families are getting ade*l epulis of subsistence and the of life? Why are STdtot when we know that these inexist? The trouble is that SJ comfortable ourselves and so alH K go/on. We must solve the ana try and do away said ihat the ions of some sections of the Britpities that the Prince InrtJta did not accept the invitation Labour member to visit mmF'if with any amount force and power of the wSdtfßoyfli Family might be well exSfor'cooa that direction. The ■ in New Zealand could Id; property for himself. iStian thmg when large t tip and held by genrft chance of getting jl. This was a fornfof he householder. The ©fir Zealand should euro land at the lowest ftd' that land should he litdde occupiers : at the

awjSufjalet "It's no good to this Sort of something. The gwfoow coming on, so -why fPa wontan on the Council jfj&tee mattersl" jpfall said that the forking ||§iiioif6: • extravagant lives fflSTthd if arsons and business Hfely. .Way for the working gspn'inlif e was to Vo'k f>n p' t *sohriety, industry and to' getting' a home together. Epf» J. iWlfliatos said that l«tw the large crowds in mute at Wghtsiomiftgaw'ay 68 of amusement, it showed i was very little real home j

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§& Wright, «ais; JiOvWped they snot loave themeetirig, as they ft other meetinss;;without doing ii-ng definite some te SlntfS 'ln 'ChrlltehurtiK. Cer'the but the tee have to ue ijelt politically, then andi'do it. People ; get houses, he eonof une house of four .;three families, be; said that-thosO" who ■ hlle able, to afford OWn-shobld build ■ for at the man who could Id do the renting, m saidthat sltun conrhad 1 improved vastly, .ago the death-rate sand, now it was 11 ictically on a par with (the Bev; 8. LaWty) thei evening's speeches .Qhtaiges in: the land pester than they were y out. ''You can't from, parting with a iioflt. There will alFifty per, cent. Ben Cannot afford to aey would liko to live it ownership of land • solving the problem i speculative element, rell to say f do someVe going to do? lormed that something ■ what?" When slums he continued, the ftda slums somewhere le- Would never make ust improve the occu;6; get the home im- ■ greatest source of houses." .urSfty said he favoured irship. Some men of i .silid, brought themlity, but their children Onsibility on Christian narfied Couples often tins, and that did not ee to enjoy real home i the homing instinct. ®.ver on the increase sk of home life. ■forth moved, and the seconded, the followii Was carried utianiJhe Council of Chrisas ; refluests the Citi--toadidates and Last: ; :the • forthcoming indicate their hooding question Jukrly as to the con- * fall beneath the nVjflg conditions."