Costs, Rents Discussed By Labour Conference

Northern Advocate, 10 April 1942, Page 2

Costs, Rents Discussed By Labour Conference

rper Pro' 1 -'? Ac^oHatinn —Co>'" T ri2;l'> < 1 WELLLINGTON, This Day. Housing conditions and the cost of living were discussed by the annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party and remits were approved to urge stabilisation and investigation in these matters. The work of the Price Tribunal was outlined by the Minister of Supply, Mr Sullivan, and the housing situation was discussed by the Minister of Housing (Mr Armstrong). The recommendations included an investigation into the price of fish, the appointment, where practical, of women inspectors to work in conjunction with the Price Tribunal, the establishment of a committee to report on price fixation and the cost of living. The stabilisation of house rents on the basis of one’s day pay for the weekly rental was approved in principle, but was considered impracticable at present. The amendment of the Fair Rents Act to apply to all rental dwellings, and regulations to prevent the overcrowding of buildings on small sections were approved. The refusal of landlords to let houses to tenants with children is to be referred to the Government for- consideration.