SEASIDE BACHES
USE BY EX-SERVICEMEN
An amendment of regulations under the Fair Rents Act was 'recently issued enabling agreements to be made for occupation of dwellings by returned servicemen for limited periods. While this was welcomed by Mr. E. P. Aderman (National, New Plymouth), speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon, he said he would like to see the scope of the regulations extended to seaside baches, which were occupied for only a short time of the year. The amended regulation would, he thought, provide for many ex-service-men who wanted a home temporarily until they got a permanent dwelling. In his own district there were at least 20 seaside baches which could be used if the power of the new regulation were extended, and it would also be possible," where the tenant turned out to be very desirable, that the owner of the seaside place could let his tenant use the owner's home while the bach was used during holidays.
"We will certainly look into the matter," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser), who added that he had noticed that in Victoria steps were being taken to take over empty houses. A good deal could be said for that if the houses were empty for no reasonable reason. On the other hand, he knew that some seaside baches were used every weekend, especially where there were invalids in families.
The Minister of finance (Mr. Nash), replying to the debate, said he could not see why the principle should not apply to complete rrouses. He would be clad to look into the point raised by Mr. Aderman and see if anything could be done under the existing text of the regulation. If it could not he would be glad to examine the position to see why it should not be altered. There was a case for saying no house should remain empty. Those with houses too large for them might well leave and go into smaller houses. He did not think there ought to be 20 rooms reserved for two people while there were eight people living in one room.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 52, 30 August 1945, Page 6
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350SEASIDE BACHES Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 52, 30 August 1945, Page 6
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