Letters to a Soldier

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 209, 3 September 1943, Page 3

Letters to a Soldier

Dear Jack, —Mary was up to see us yesterday, and told us all lier plans for what you and sho will do after the war. I suppose the first thing, after you are married, will be to get a home of yopr own. From what I can see, unless there is a change of Government, people who want houses after the war will have to have State houses, which would hardly suit you, as you would want to do a lot of fitting up yourself, and that isn’t permissible with the State houses. If you take my tip you will set out to get a home of your own, as you get a lot more satisfaction from the work you put into a house and garden when they are your own property. If, as seems likely, the National Party is returned to power at the elections on .September -o, your problem ought to be mueh simplified, as their policy provides for a housing plan, in which people who wish to own their homes, and especially soldiers, will be abundantly catered for. I read in their policy that in the case of servicemen, no deposit at all will be required, though it is always a good proposition, of course, to put down some sort of a deposit if you can. Even if you go into a State house, the National Party will either rent it to you or sell it to you, as you desire, and a further interesting point, which I hope will bo of interest to you and Mary in future years, is that if a man in a State-aided dwelling finds it gets too small for him as his family increases, there will be a transfer system so that he will be able to move into an other house without first having to sell the original one. The National Party’s housing plan looks a very good one from every point of view, and should certainly have the strong support, of you fellows in the Forces. With the very best wishes. — Dffff. *