STATE HOUSING
Objection To Transfer Of Labour The need of houses in Christchurch and the high proportion of urgent cases among that city’s applicants for State dwellings was emphasized by n deputation of Canterbury legislators? which waited on the Minister of AVorks. Mr. Semple, yesterday, to discuss with him tho proposal that building labour should be transferred to AVellington. The deputation comprised Miss Howard (Christchurch East), Captain McCombs (Lyttelton). Mr. Macfarlane (Christchurch South).- Mr. Moigan AVilliamg (Kaiapoi) Mr. Clyde Carr (Timaru), Mr. McCullough, M.L.C., and Mr. Hunter, M.L.C.. who represented the Christchurch Rehabilitation Committee. The deputation considered there was no labour he spare from their districts. The Minister said it was not intended to withdraw the labour required from Christchurch onlv but from other districts as well. It was his intention to see that nil towns got their fair share of houses built.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 115, 10 February 1944, Page 4
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