WORKERS' HOMES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 253, 20 July 1920, Page 6

WORKERS' HOMES

BIG BUILDERS INTERESTED

•OSSIBILITIES OF lIAPID CONSTRUCTION

It is common knowledge Mint the Government has not achieved a shining success in the big scheme for the erection of "targe number of workers' homes in Wellington Progress litis -ibsen slow, and one of the contractors from whom most was expected has.ceased work on Ins job. Some of the big construction companies .in Wellington aro now interesting themselves, in the work. Four of the big concerns are to interview th» Minister of Labour on Thursday to discuss proposals with him—proposals foi the construction of 50U houses in Web lington-and it is understood that Mr. P, Friiser, M.P., is to introduce them. Possibly somei more rapid results mav follow the adoption of these schemes of practical men than have followed the ventures of other schemes tried to dale. Tlm> Government lias been building houses since last session, but no houses seem yet to bo occupied. Tho City Connoil, which has been building houses for most of n year, has never had as many as half a dozen carpenters on the job, and has not yet one house occupied. MB, MANNING'S CONTRACT. Mr. H. Manning, who stopped work on his contract on Juno 14, states that ho ' intends to resume this week. The Government • hnd, ho faid, started to meet their, obligations, but in any event he intended to go ahead with the work. He felt certa/n that the. Prime Minister understood the position.