HOUSE-BUILDING
New Zealand Leads Australia MELBOURNE. July 21. The absence of organised material supplies divided land control, and a lick of'land subdivided, roaded and with the necessary facilities, would be Governing factors m retarding Australia's home-building programme, said Mr James Fletcher chairman of directors of the Fletcher Construction Company. New Zealand. Mr Fletcher, who spent the last month surveying Australia’s housing schemes said that unless all Australia's available material resources were pooled and allotted equitably there would be confusion. Before housing on a major scale could be undertaken in Australia, lie said the programme would need to be placed under one control. Sites should be purchased complete with all services, roads, drainage, water, power and light. Mr Fletcher said New Zealand was Iwo ' years ahead of Australia in her housing programme, because a sinuk mithorily controlled nil S'.itc housing
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23260, 23 July 1945, Page 4
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