RENT LAW
The Legislative Council to-day received advice of the House of Representatives'; disagreement with the, amendment made' in tho rant restriction provisions' of the War Legislation Amendment, Bill. ". Sir Francis Bell stated that the Council had retained the protection of soldiers' wives and dependents as tenants at' present, but it had appeared that such' persons in the future would not be wanted as tenants,if the same protection were 1 to apply to them. Therefore the Council had provided that they might contract themselves out of this protection. Ho moved that the Council insist on its amendment. ,
The Hon. 0. Samuel said there appeared to be a misapprehension in the House as to the purpose 6£ the amendment. It, was necessary that something of the kind', should: be done, if the measure wero not to prevent the erection of dwellings; .' \-
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 136, 5 December 1918, Page 8
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140RENT LAW Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 136, 5 December 1918, Page 8
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