Transfer of Kiwi Flats Favoured

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 6101, 12 September 1947, Page 5

Transfer of Kiwi Flats Favoured

CONTROL BY R.S.A.

APPROVAL OF PUBLIC MEETING “The Cambridge Returned Services’ Association will do its best to see that these buildings are kept in the best of order,” said the president, Mr A. J. S. Richardson, at a public meeting on Monday night when it was agreed unanimously to transfer the administration of the “Kiwi” flats in Bryce Street and the Taylor Street flats from the Cambridge and District Rehabilitation Auxiliary to the R.S.A. Mr F. H. Anderson, chairman of the Auxiliary, who presided, was thanked for his untiring efforts in establishing the fiats and his perseverance in overcoming the many difficulties which arose. He voiced his satisfaction in seeing the task completed, which meant the provision of some measure of housing for returned servicemen.

The chairman explained ( in the early stages of the meeting/ that the public had been asked to approve of the transfer, being subscribers to the fund which enabled the fiats to be established. The R.S.A. had agreed to a declaration of trust, which Mr Anderson outlined to the meeting. He added that the Borough Council had agreed to the transfer of the title of the Bryce street property to the R.S.A., with the proviso that the buildings should be removed when they had outlived the use for which they were erected. It was moved by Mr T. Worthing and seconded by Mr T. Cummings that in handing over the flats, an expression of "thanks be extended to the public of Cambridge, and the local organisations (especially the Red Cross), whose financial assistance made the project possible. Thanks were also extended to the members of the Auxiliary and its secretary, Mr C. V. Duignan, the Borough Council, the management committee and the R.S.A. for the great help given in making the'flats available for returned servicemen.

A further resolution was carried that the Cambridge and District Rehabilitation Auxiliary in reviewing its efforts in establishing the “Kiwi” and Taylor Street flats, recognised the efforts had been worth while, but desii’ed to stress that as the venture was primarily in the nature . of “transit housing,” there should be the fullest co-operation by the tenants in pressing on with their responsibility to either obtain the leases of State houses or build permanent homes with rehabilitation assistance, thus making the flats available in turn to other returned servicemen not as fortunately situated in regard to housing.