Work to Hand

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 122, 16 February 1935, Page 20

Work to Hand

“It has always struck me as remarkable that, whereas in countries where there is endless sunshine, bright paint and colours are the order, here, where the sun is a less frequent visitor and where heavy skies are 'common, equally heavy and dully-painted exteriors are almost the rule,” writes Mr? J. Gibson Jarvie in the “Daily Telegraph.” “Some thoroughfares have been brightened in the last year or two, but how appallingly gloomy many of our streets remain 1 “Not only is the appearance of property frequently disregarded, but even the most elementary methods of 'preserving it are often neglected. Exterior repainting, as well as interior redecoration, is put off year after year. There are roofs which let the weather in, brickwork crying to be repointed; rotten and rusty piping; and the very foundations of many houses are in such a state as to endanger the health of their inmates. “It it were possible to estimate the amount required to bring all property up jto the stiite required by modern standards the sum involved would be very considerable. If the work were put in hand the effect on the unemployment position would be great indeed.”