HOUSING SCHEME

Northern Advocate, 26 October 1935, Page 8

HOUSING SCHEME

POLICY OF GOVERNMENT MASTER BUILDERS’ APPROVAL. [Per Press Association. — Copyright.! INVERCARGILL, This Day. General agreement with the Government’s future housing policy, as outlined in the pamphlet prepared by Mr Coates, was expressed today by Mr A. J. Ball, president of the Builders and Contractors’ Federation of New Zealand. “The federation agrees that some definite control of the housing problem is necessary,” said Mr Ball. “It is suggested that provision should be made for the establishment of a board to control housing, with five or seven members, but, in our opinion, that number might, with advantage, be reduced to three, including one member of the federation.” He added that the master builders themselves had for some lime been endeavouring to obtain registration, which they agreed would be in the general interests, and to the advantage of the public. A registered builder would be under control, not only as regards himself, but also in his building operations, including the cost of materials supplied. He understood that- in several Australian States there had been a similar agitation for registration.