TE AWAMUTU AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17649, 9 December 1920, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU AFFAIRS.

WORKERS' DWELLINGS SCHEME,: [ST TEliGßjill.-— «.WJ9 COaKESEOHTSEHT.I . TE A>7AI£UXIJ, Wednesday, . At a meeting of the Te Awamutu Bo*». ough Council'; the solicitor So the Muni* cipai Association .gave a definite; ruling on the council's powers in respect to theutilisation of the housing loan of £10,000., The council had far negotiated in the belief that it could make advances to applicants oa mortgage, ; leaving it for them to erect their;own dwellings. 1* now transpires that this procedure would be illegal as, being State Advances money, the council would have to erect the dwellings and let them to tenants. In consequence of this advice all past negotiations were cancelled, and it w=a decided to call for competitive designs of holdings suitable for'workers' cottages lor -erection oa endowment landsPreliminary steps were taken to inaugurate a definite movement for - the erection of a war memorial headstone. The town clerk brought forward a return showing that the value of building permits issued in the borough during the 12 months ended on November 30 was £53,980. ~_■; It was decided that- no action be taken in connection with the Piako County's protest against the closing of Te Waikato Sanatorium. - , Ten applications were received for the position of assistant borough foreman, the selection being referred to the Works Committee.