HOUSING SCHEME

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25344, 27 October 1945, Page 8

HOUSING SCHEME

CAM? AT TAMAKI HOMES FOR 55 FAMJI| Es Application for Camp Bunn Tamaki, to bo made available hv Government for ten years for at porary housing scheme has hem, t on behalf of the Auckland SubSh* Local Bodies' Association. A col ? scheme for the conversion of the c 7» into a housing project, estimate? cost £11.9u0, has been prepared bv ft r* co, . ,unittecs set "1 J by the assQck tlon and arrangements are boh,* V for the raising of the money. 1 6 The chairman of the association \f I. .J. Goldstine, .said yesterday that £ joint committees, consisting 0 f J. t body representatives, '2 borough engineers, met this- week t consider reports on the project It « decided to recommend to the sill™../ 5 local bodies that they adopt a schema providing tor oh units, one of w£u would be tor a caretaker. c " Financing Undertaking ''The scheme allows for the provision of two-bedroom units. winch with m fi alterations can he made into mil three-bedroom unit-,," s; ,j,i M r p ,°/ .stine. -the proposed facilities, SU ch „ baths, 'basins, laundries, etc wilt communal and hot water will be orn vided Irom central-heating units. Therl hvilL be lour heating units of the W pressure boiler type. . Jiv "

"Application will he made to tlm Local Government Loans Board for tier mission to raise a joint loan and it,," expected that the finance will be avail able from the State Advances Corpora tion at 3 per cent," said Mr Goldmine' Ihe reason lor deciding ~0. 0 recom ; mend this particular scheme to the local bodies was that it was considered it was not their function at this critical time to provide appruximat'i, 12 standard dwellings, hut to give as much reasonable accommodation as possible in the shortest time,," he said. "It j. expected that the schema can be operated on a weekly rental of 2os for each unit and that it will be Belf-supportin" at this figure. The most minute details were thoroughly investigated before tliifigure was arrived at." 1

Preliminary Steps It w;i.> nKo t meetin» to ask local bodies to notify the associa* tion by November 2] whether thev were prepared to participate in the scheme .said .Mr Guillotine. From opinions expressed by delegates concerning ths likely attitude of their local bodies, indications were that by the specified date the committee would receive authority from the local bodies to proceed with the project. In the meantime, the engineers had been instructed to prepare plans and specifications in readiness for the calling of tenders. In addition, tb preliminary steps in connection with the raisins of the loan were being taken. "I have been in Communication witi authorities in Wellington andi it is confidently hoped that the camp will available for temporary housing," said Mr Goldstine. "Application has been, made for a tenure of the property oil a ten-year basis and the scheme' has been worked out for that period. The Dominion Building Controller, Mr it L. McPliail, was in touch with me vesterday and is working on the matter, in Wellington with a view to completing arrangements for the land to bs made available as early as possible."

ROLL OF HONOUR AIR FORCE LOSSES FURTHER DEATHS PRESUMED (P.A.) ■ WELLINGTON, Friday The following Royal New Zealand Air Force casualty list was issued today:— KILLED IN ACTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Chtlds, C. P. O. (Flying Officer) —WanganuL PRESUMED DEAD PREVIOUSLY HISSING. BELIEVED KILLED Burrow, S. H, (Warrant Officer) —Dunedin. Gumbley, B. A. (Acting Flight Lieutenant), D.F.M. —Hast inns. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSISG Aitchison, R. J. (Pilot Officer)— Auckland. Bennett, L. J. (Warrant Officer) —Whanst&reL Burke, D. L. (Warrant Officer)—Matamata. Frizzell, R. J. (Warrant Officer) —Christchurch. Galletly, A. R. (Pilot Officer)-^—Canterbury. Grubb, J. H. (Warrant Officer)—Wansanui. Helfernan, N. A. (Flying Officer)—Whennspai. Hoare, A, P. (Pilot- Officer)— Auckland. Horsfall, H. E. (Flight Lieutenant) —"Wellington. Jenkison, J. E. (Flight Lieutenant—'Wellington. Lamont, J. (Flight Sergeant)— Auckland. Langston, P. (Flight Lieutenant) —Marios. Loe, K. 0. (Pilot Officer) —Marlborough. Mosley, S. E. (Flight Serjeant)—Dunedin. Neil, W. A. S. (Acting Squadron Leader)— Auckland. Newman, A. G. P. (Flying Officer) —Timara. Newton, R. J. (Acting l Wing Commander)— Christchurch. Olds, F. R. (Flight Sergeant)—Christchurch. Simpson, A. A. iFlight Sergeant ( Gisborne. Steed, J. W. (Warrant Officer)— Auckland. Sutcliffe, J. H. (Flying Officer) —Tiran. Trainor, I, H. (Warrant Officer) —Hotorua. Yanovioh, I. T. (Flight Lieutenant) —Auckland. Zellman, R. R. (Warrant Officer)— Hamilton. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Smith, E. P. (Flying Officer) —Tim&ra. SERIOUSLY INJURED Mayo, B. (L.A.C.) —Mairoa. ATJCKLANDER'S DEATH SERVICE IN BOMBER COMMAND

The death is officially presumed of Flying Officer John Graham Anderson, only sou of Sirs G. W. Anderson, of 14 Tarawera Terrace, St. Heliers Bay. Plying Officer Anderson left New Zealand in January, 1943, to complete his training in Canada, and after being commissioned he was posted to the R.A.F. Bomber Command. He was reported missing last November after an operation iu which he was captain of a Lancaster over Germany. Educated at Mount Albert Grammar. School, Flying Officer Anderson played senior Rugby football for Grammar Old Boys, and was later captain of the Manukau Rovers senior team. While i stationed in Canada he represented ! Victoria, B.C. He was also a keen | yachtsman, being in the crew of the keeler Wairiki. Before the war he vas a member of the Piha Surf Life-saving Club. FAR EAST INTERNEES SEVERAL DEATHS REPORTED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Friday The following civilian internees, who were previously interned, are now reported to have died: —Mr G. Brockmrut (Wellington), Mr G. S. Connor (Victoria). Presumed dead: Mr W. Q. »etchell (Mrs N. Setcliell. Auckland, wife). Now reported safe: Mr A. E. Cameron (Auckland), the Rev. and Mrs aDavies (Heriot), Miss H. M. Hobbs (Auckland's. Mr J. H. Hughes, Mr and Mrs P. MeAlister (Dunedin), Mr «> • 1" Home-Morrison (Wellington), Mrs AJL van Jlacklenbuig and daughter (Hawera), Mr J. H. B. ill (Auckland). PERSONAL ITEMS Mr 11. W. Stokes deputy general manager ol the >un Insurance Ujn > Limited, has arrived iu Auckland air from London. Mr H. Duke was re-elected president of the Auckland Woolbrokers Assoc* ation at the annual meeting. " 6 _ been president for the past two v jrr A. W. Hamilton Brown.. recently arrived in New /eaialld . f representative of the Society °V •, j Manufacturers and Traders, Tan • London, is at the Grand t \,. expects to remain in Auckland about a week.