754 SECTIONS TO BE SOLD

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26151, 29 June 1950, Page 3

754 SECTIONS TO BE SOLD

RELEASE BY STATE

MORE TO BE OFFERED LATER (New Zealand rress Association) t WELLINGTON, June 28. ‘As the first step towards implementing the Government’s policy of providing sections trona State housing blocks to meet Pie demand for building s.tes, the Housing Division of the V. orss Department has released 754 sections throughout New Zealand for Disposal by the Lands and Survey Deparonent," said the Minister of Lands (Mr E. B. Corbett) to-day. This was w > F e | ease ' and others would follow at intervals. lhe Minister said that details of the sections were circulated to the Comm.ssioneis ot Crown Lands some days ??“;, an l ?.. conside , latlle Progress had already been made toward placing the sections cn the market. there were, however, many nroblems to be dealt with which did not thi Se c;'ot hlle ‘he sections were held by the State. Subdivisions had to meet 04 l° ca l authorities roads had to be legalised to enable the Landl k P art!nent to glve to purchasers Will lllow“d%°o%? a r n v rin^£e s pl'eted anri *° r .? urveys has been compietea and sections have been needed they will be released for sale. Whlre ahi» me '. U surve y°rs are not avaSpioyed/’Vate surveyors are being em„..oonle s ® c V°ns were already being valued and would be on the market in a matter of days, said M?C?rbett In onlyTlim C Sr eS larger to ™ only a limited number of sections X re ho Va,lable u and further ones coffid had been ™ S a d a Unti l addi ‘i°nal land nad been roaded and developed A wi r u] rra ge °n f tfle first offering! th ® refore be in smaller towns virike £ ai th aVi l Ie - Opotiki - DanneOa r maru. FeatherStOn ' Reefton ' and

Every effort would, however be made to provide ultimately sufficient mand ns everywhere to meet the de-

. A few of the sections in each offering would be ones by-passed bv the Housing Division but which might suit individuals wanting cheap sections time C ° Uld excava te in their spare

Fifty per cent, of each offering v. culd be available to former servicemen immediately eligible for housing loans under the Rehabilitation Act. and the other 50 per cent, would be available to civilians and other servicemen. Ballots would be held when necessary.

Mr Corbett said that to ensure that applicants used sections for the buildups of houses for their own occupation they would be granted temporary tenancies until they produced evidence of an arrangement to build. They vould then be given permanent titles, either for cash or with a minimum deposit of 10 per cent.

A limited area zoned for shopping sites had also been released for ultimate sale when properly serviced.