Figures showing the number of men employed on the construction ol dwellings under the Government’s housing scheme were announced last evening by the Parliamentary Undersecretary in Charge of Housing (Mr .). A. Lee). He said that on July 9, 983 workers were employed. This figure did not include men engaged on preparatory and supervisory work. If they were included the number would exceed 1000.
Such of the cable news on ihis page as is so headed has' appeared in the London Times and sent to this paper by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those, o; the Times unless expressly stated to be so.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19370717.2.112
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 194, 17 July 1937, Page 9
Word Count
108Untitled Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 194, 17 July 1937, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.