IN ONE WEEK
72,000 BOMBED HOMES REPAIRED BY BRITISH BUILDERS Millions of pounds have already been spent in repairing botmb dam£g£ done in Britain. In a single, week the British building industry made 72,000 homes habitable again nnd local councils which have been carrying out "iirst-aid" repairs noAV report that tens of thousands of houses have been restored. Through the War Damage Act British householders are entitled to repairs of every description should their homes be damaged by enemy action. Compensation is payable to those who have lost articles of es-i sential furniture, clothing and domestic utensils. Many thousands of claims have been dealt with. Householders whose hoimes have been damaged beyond economical repair are to receive cash to help them to get new homes after the war.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 34, 27 March 1942, Page 3
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128IN ONE WEEK Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 34, 27 March 1942, Page 3
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