HOUSING SHORTAGE.

Evening Star, Issue 18714, 16 August 1924, Page 10

HOUSING SHORTAGE.

TO Tire EDITOR. Sir,—-May I add my contribution to Major Burton’s, of the Salvation Army? One cannot speak too highly of Ensign Coombs and the officers of the Salvation Army in their untiring efforts to provide homes for tho homeless. I myself havebeen in touch with Ensign Coombs trying to get homes for some of the immigrants who arrived this week, and the cry on all sides was “No children,” and as much at 2Ss per week lias been asked for the weekly rent of one room furnished. Can you wonder that you find a whole family existing in one room I They must have a roof of some sort to cover them and their little ones. In my tramping round for homes I came across quite a number of empty houses suitable for tho working man at a ‘fair rent, but there was either a. sale notice in the window, or on inquiring of tli© owner I was told they could not be let until they were repaired. Every week brings us nearer to the Exhibition, when they think they can demand any price they like for their houses, so they are taking their time in having them done up. I feel very inclined to get into these houses and tuck up my sleeves and paper and paint them and put the people in, but that is against the law. —I am, etc., (Mrs) J. T. Neilsox. August 16.