GOVERNMENT AID FOR BUILDING OF HOMES FOR AGED BY CHURCHES
CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 1. (PA>.~ Any private organisations, including churches, which desired to make their own plans for the housing of the aged would receive financial aid from Hie Government, the Minister of Finance (Mr. Nash) told an election audience this evening. The Government would find one third of the cost as a grant and would lend one third on condition that the organisation concerned found the other third before the building was completed. The Methodist Church already had a plan to spend £lOO,OOO on dwellings for the aged, Mr. Nash said. The amenities to be provided would include a cafeteria and laundry. other churches, including the Catholics, Anglicans and Presbyterians, were also taking a livening Interest in such schemes. Government aid would also be provided for similar schemes for other beneficiaries than the aged, Mr. Nash added. For example, the University of Otago was contemplating taking advantage of the offer for the building of a new students’ hostel.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 3 November 1949, Page 4
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