HOUSING SCHEME
POLICY OF GOVERNMENT FASTER BUILDERS' APPROVAL TllV TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION J INVEHCAKGILL, Friday General agreement with the Government's future housing policy as outlined in the pamphlet prepared by Mr. Coates was expressed to-day by Mr. A. J. Ball, president of the Builders and Contractors' Federation of New Zealand. "The federation agrees that some definite control over 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 threo, including one member of the federation." He added that the master builders themselves had for some time been endeavouring to obtain registration, which they agreed would bo 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. Registration would result in a better class of builder coming forward. He understood that in several Australian States there had been a similar agitation for registration.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22250, 26 October 1935, Page 12
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189HOUSING SCHEME New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22250, 26 October 1935, Page 12
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