STATE HOUSING PLAN
BIG SCALE INTENDED ANSWER TO CRITICISM (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. An indication of the huge scale on which the Government's housing scheme is to be tackled was given by Mr. .T. A. Lee, Under-Secretary of Housing, in an interview. Criticism of the Governmeit's de-l eision to establish large joinery works in Auckland and Wellington, was referred to Mr. Lee, who replied: "Once we get our plans into full operation, there will not be a bit of cllieient plant in New Zealand, public of private, that will prove to be redundant."
Mr.' Lee indicated that he is con-cent-rating his activities in Auckland and Wellington at present, but the South Island, particularly Christchurch, will come into the scheme before long. The Housing Department, he said, was mainly concerned in building houses for letting purposes, and when a proper start had been made, it would extend its activities.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19140, 8 October 1936, Page 11
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