GROSVENOR STREET, SOUTH DUNEDIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21694, 12 July 1932, Page 9

GROSVENOR STREET, SOUTH DUNEDIN

3 : ' TO TUB EDITOR.

Sir,— Please permit ra6 to suggest to Mr P W. Shackloek that he‘should not insult his neighbours by referring. to fthem disparagingly on account of the effect of environment,” and as being a class of people who are quite satisfied to Uyo in a slum.” I do not know a slum in Grosvenor street. I did not say I was “satisfied and can see no need for alteration” but, when I make an alteration I usually estimate the cost fust, anti study whether the proposal 19 wortli it, and whether the cost (money) could be spent to better 1 advantage in some other " Mr Shackloek sure that the city building regulations will permit ot a reduction of the area of land allowed for each house or that the City Council can guarantee that there/will ‘ not be any increase in rates, or can anyone that the present tenants, will have tho option of the renovated houses at m present rentals, and why? for giving some details of his proposal and his estimate of , the , cost of com- ; pensation. He docs not giveany estimate of other costs of his which he probably, and reasonably, has some difficulty in forming an estimate 01 perhaps he thinks that because it xs_to be paid for by Government, money, tlm cost does not matter. If so, I do not ag £“ ussipS that Mr Shaddock’s proposal .is put into effect and has cost £IO,OOO. What have we got for it.' in. / my opinion we have got ‘ a . nse in t ic standard of living,” but, against that y* have reduced the productive power the residents by reducing the.area of their ground, just at a time when the Goveinment is asking for. more ground, from which people may produce, and, , what m of equal importance, we have reduced their opportunities of enjoyment m thn study and tending of by the cultivation of that ground.' Now, can WP t<£ day afford to spend money in raising the standard of living instead ot the increase ff production? f say. No. Ifthe^oney is spent as suggested it .is finished with so far as its effect on employment is concerned; but if it-were, spent in bringing land into production now it would result in our having more produce, to export, m payment of our commitments overseas, and would be a yearly recurring source of employment in more production, vuipy street and Grosvenor street arci bothi ifi the same position; they are both as laid out when the townships were surveyed, .mt ; altered. — I am, etc., . Owner. , July 0. ' ■ ' ‘ '