TOWN PLANNING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17631, 22 May 1919, Page 5

TOWN PLANNING

DOMINION CONFERENCE.

(Pes Ukited Peess Association.) WELLINGTON, May 21. ine lown-pLanning Conference was continued to-day, Mr Hurst-Seager readni"- a P >f per ?? " Garden Cities" in relation to tile problems of reconstruction and repatriation He, dealt at great length with the English schemes, notably Letchworth, and urged that the decentralisation of industries by means of establishing self-contained cities was the only proper solution of the present housing problem. A general discussion followed, several speakers urging that the large schemes of England were not needed in New Zealand, whore, however, there was great room for town improvement. The delegates expressed some dissatisfaction at the method of conducting the conference, saying that there were too. many lengthy, papers and selected speakers, and not enough opportunity for general discussion. The remainder of the morning was given to general discussion.Dr Rpakes (Director-general of Agriculture) said the difference between the price received by the producer for vegetables and the price paid by tho consumers was far too large, and garden villages ought to help in eolvinnr this problem. Frtidt farming settlements ought to benefit both the producer and the consumer, and the same prinoiples of concentration and co-opera-tion could be applied to poultry, pig, and bee farming.