CLEARANCE OF SLUM!
GOOD PROGRESS IN BRITAINJANUARY AND FEBRUARY FIGURES. Received March 10, 8.40 p.m. RUGBY, March 9. The continued progress of the Government’s slum clearance re-housing campaign is shown in the returns for February and January, respectively. During February local authorities declared areas comprising 5088 houses, representing a displacement of 21,401 persons, compared with 4336 houses and a displacement of 16,787 persons in January. The total number of houses in confirmed areas is now 131,000, involving the displacement of 566,148 persons. As to re-housing, at the end of January there were 58,140 houses under construction, compared with 56,549 at the end of December. A total of 5761 houses were completed during January, compared with 5450 in December.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 59, 11 March 1937, Page 7
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