HOUSING SCHEME

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21938, 12 November 1936, Page 12

HOUSING SCHEME

EFFECT OF building trM^H serious CONCERN JbK ■ is SLACKENING-OFF IN CONSTRUCTION 3H| ——— : "imp (mil awobutoi WELLINGTON, Novemb«j||lHE Delay by the Government feBK ting the housing scheme intaH—j tion. and the adopted by the State poration towards apphcsH||||HHE building loans, are stated to in* an adverse effect on ini trade. With the public to see what the Government fIK! to do in providing homes, been a general cottage construction. Hus to be causing many section* building industry senous oOK particularly the small buiUfaHK the firms supplying “is Even when the State s MMHg; scheme is in full swmg, IheJHHMK; in a small way in WcUimMMBE, pects to receive little benefit,BUß since it is the intention of tw partment of Housing, in thoE«aggK& tion of dwellings in WrllmjMißMM& call for contracts for ho«i|BHH| multiple of 20. It is stated that small Wellington are not in a pniWwßMr l undertake the construction JHhme houses, let alone 20, and 'IHHe; them during building. or at most four, was the InjnHE which a small builder ooaiq JHHP. tract. RUMOUR DENqX reported purchase government 'Wm : MR MARK BILVERSTORW|® JOINERY FACTORY i _____ ‘"isß [THE PRESS Sp«eUl Senrkfcl y|||| DUNEDIN, NovemberFor some months report* have kfSKL; current in Dunedin that Hr l|Hll Silverstone’s joinary factory has Rjwg,|rpurchased by the Government to ■ j ply materials for carrying out State’s housing plan. Tito PepcrtljHt came so persistent as to wiMgrt they had some foundation ' 'lh more especially when a cMEtoHt addition was made that had been sold to the GovernmentmWg £7OOO. When the rumours wereEge ferred to the Minister for niiiiWHMC (Mr J. A Lee) to-night be issued M|unequivocal denial. ■?, An enquiry respecting the najMSp was received to-night from AucUMHE and when Mr SilverstQne was whether any negotiations' had WKM. place between himself and ReMK eminent* he replied: T am sto PtoRH any statement. _ If you. formation enquire,, from the lutoMH Telephonic communication ms ml| established with Hr Lee in WdanN| ton, and the nature of the reports URBI have been in circulation, was explai*toß| to him. ‘ ' ' !■ “It is all busdram.” Mr Itoe «dß| “There is nothing in it at aIL IIHH| beginning to wonder where all tj*Rß| rumours come from, and am of making a collection erf thNpT-Yfll “You can say without any MAH tion,” he continued, “that the jQIMHH factory of Mr Silverstone has been offered to the any stage. Mr Silverstone has fIMHjH even discussed the matter of hto 'HHj tory with me.” “When the housing scheme »J||H perly under way, we shall 'great deal more joinery than supplied by our own Lee added. He said that ernment had a definite plan quirements, and wmdd materials of the highest quality cheapest possible price. That would apply- to every phase dp|9H| Government’s housing plan. 4ViBIB