HOUSING SURVEY.
EXTENSION AT AUCKLAND. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Aug. 26 The liousng survey in the city lias revealed conditions to bo consideiably worse than was anticipated when it was agreed to coniine the investigation to certain of the more congested areas. It has, therefore, been decided by the City Council to extend the work to several small localities adjoining the district already covered. t, Reporting to the council to-night the city engineer. All- J. Tyler, said that nearly all of 14 investigators districts had been covered in the survey and the office work had been completed for five of these. He estimated that the whole of the field and clerical work for the defined area would be completed in about a month’s time. . .. , In view of the conditions which had been revealed, he suggested that tho defined area should bo extended. In selecting the extended localities consideration bad been given to nearness to the main lines of communication, as i+ was in these areas that overcrowding was most likely to be found.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 229, 27 August 1937, Page 12
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173HOUSING SURVEY. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 229, 27 August 1937, Page 12
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