HOUSING SHORTAGE
J. J.
PROCTER. '
j Sir, — Youi' anohyinotis co'rrespondent, "Fed Up," does not properly cbmprehehd the feal reaSon'for thd liousing shortage. If bujdding eontractbrS Were given the opportunity of efecting houses Without the preseht permits, bdntrols and other innumerabie obstacles placed in the way of private 'enterprise; the preSent shbrt'age Wbuia sdbn be overt'akeh. The carpentefs inentioned by youicorrespbndent are in my emjpldy. If suppheS of bement and other builders* necessities, over wliibh our Governmeht has first priority; were available to private cbntrabtbfs these men wodid be ehgaged in hou$e building, Unless the ppsition is altered ih the very nbar future; carpenters will nbt be working at all. — Yoiirs-. etc..
Levin, May 14.
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 May 1946, Page 4
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