AIR FORCE STATION HOUSING
PLAN FOR CONVERSION OF BARRACKS . A preliminary survey of the Royal New Zealand Air Force station at Wigram to determine what surplus buildings could be converted into married quarters for service and civilian employees of the Air Department was carried out recently. There are about 30 married men with families waiting for housing on the station, and the proposed conversion of surplus barracks blocks will enable them to D®
closer to their jobs instead of living off station. The Minister of Defence (Mr F. Jones) announced this week that plans were being prepared for the conversion of surplus buildings on aerodromes, and said that this would result In an easing of the housing position in the larger towns and cities. He added that a considerable amount of work would be involved in some cases.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25299, 26 September 1947, Page 6
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