Housing
Housing was Mr Haigh’s principal interest'in the conference, and in his opinion time was the only factor which would affect the position materially. The RSA could do little beyond fighting for the constitutional rights of ex-servicemen as guaranteed by Act of Parliament.
He endeavoured to have the question of Ministerial allottment of houses submitted as a late remit, but was unable to do so. However, by his efforts, the State Advances Corporation was forced to admit that the Government was in the habit of instructing its officers to allocate tenancies before the rehabilitation committees receive their 50 per cent. Ex-servicemen now know the value of the 50 per cent grant—34.3B per cent in Whangarei.
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Northern Advocate, 30 July 1949, Page 3
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115Housing Northern Advocate, 30 July 1949, Page 3
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