HOUSING SCHEME
ABOUT 5000 WORKERS ENGAGED (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, November 23. Figures showing the amount of employment provided as a result of the operation of the Government’s housing scheme were given by Mr J. A. Lee, Parliamentary Under-secretary in charge of Housing, in an interview this evening. On August 20, Mr Lee said, the total number of men engaged in housing construction was about 1400, to which could be added another 1400 indirectly employed in the preparation of material. By September 17 the number employed was 1600, wit probably another 1600 engaged in preparing material. The latest return, for November 12, revealed that 2500 men were directly employed so that in all probability the operations of the Housing Department were giving gainful employment to no less than 5000 people. The numbers employed were advancing steeply. Building was proceeding In 27 towns and the number of houses advertised as at November 12 was 2011.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20893, 24 November 1937, Page 8
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155HOUSING SCHEME Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20893, 24 November 1937, Page 8
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