NO SLUM AREAS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22352, 28 August 1934, Page 9

NO SLUM AREAS

AN AUCKLAND INVESTIGATION MANY HOUSES NEED REPLACING. (Special to Daily Times) AUCKLAND, August 27. Nothing which could strictly be called a slum area has been found in Auckland by the technical group of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Town Planning Institute. Recently the institute has been interesting itself in the question of slum clearance, and its technical group was appointed to inquire into the position. < That inquiry has now been completed. The chairman of the branch (Mr R. A. Lippincott) stated to-day that as a result of the investigations it was found that a number of houses existed which* should be demolished or renovated, and there were others which demanded attention because the ordinary amenities of life were lacking. Nevertheless, so far as any slum area was concerned which would justify wholesale demolition and replanning, it was found that such an area did not exist in Auckland. During recent years about 2000 houses have been demolished in Auckland,. but members of the group are of the opinion that there remain many yet that might well be added to the list for destruction. That refers, however, to individual houses and not to any definite area. In the circumstances, the branch' does not propose to go any further with the matter at present.