HOUSINB PROBLEM.
• NOT LOST SIGHT OF. Councillor J- \Y. Beanland, speaking in the City Council last night, 'asked whether the question of housing had been dropped. He said'it was getting 1 worse and'worse, and ho believed that -10,000 woujd help. If the City Council bought land and put up twenty or tlw ty houses of three ov four rooms it would be a boon to the city. Hundreds of young couples could not get married tor lack of houses. • i A , ml Epnclreds are being evicted,” said the Mayor. Councillor J. O. Jameson said that f, V n r 'i ■ av;l^a^ c carpeuter was working full time. Immigration should be insisted on to bring out the workers. ■ H Un *. C - P r said that nothing but £200.000 would be of any use, aud it was on y playing with the' thing o talk of £IO,OOO. should wait tor the Premier’s visit Councillor H F.. Herbert said that the council should hammer awav at the Govemmeut. It was useless to'put up f c ¥, "j city, and the onlv suitable hiock of land would cost £IO,OOO. w'iher Jo^ 0n t0 Ca H ? 10 committee toWaS d . efeatwI ’ the Mayor Minister! 1 las a ™ fal
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19898, 16 March 1920, Page 3
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