HOUSING PLANS IN AUSTRALIA
* MR JAMES FLETCHER’S , IMPRESSIONS (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright), MELBOURNE, July The absence of organised material supplies, divided land control, and lack of land subdivided, roaded. awwith the necessary facilities, would D 6 . governing factors in retarding AOJ-? tra’lia’s home-building programme, saw Mr James Fletcher, chairman of dire®»“. ors of the Fletcher Construction CflO't pany. New Zealand. U/ Mr Fletcher, who has spent the JjUf, month surveying Australia’s hpusng schemes, said that unless all Austral** available material resources **•* pooled and allotted equitably tnOB ■■ would be confusion. . ' . Before housing on a major .sea* . could be undertaken in Australia,** said, the programme would need w be placed under one control. . should be purchased complete witftß“ services, roads, drainage, water pow?*, and light. Mr Fletcher said New Zealand wj“ two years ahead of Australia in nw housing programme, because a mij* authority controlled all State housing
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24625, 23 July 1945, Page 4
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