WAR ON BLACKMARKET BUILDERS
Received Wednesdav, 11.5 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 22. The Works Minister (Mr. Tomlinson) in dectaring war 011 btackmarket builders announced that he had made ari order empowering loeal authorities to talie proceedings tlieinselves against buildiijg eontrol offenders instead of conlining Ihe prosecution powers to ihe Ministry. The present limits of costs above whicli liceriees are liecessarv for building would be retainpd' for six mouths and the exception would be discontinued wliereby work could be earried out on private dwellings with unpaid labour. Air. Tomlinson said this provision had been seriously abused and unserupulous iridividuals had been enabled to do extensive work." It was lielieved the labour had been paid, but when challenged they insisted that- the labour was unpaid aird afterwards it had been inipossible to trace the labour emploved or obtain the necessary legal evidence for- proseeutions. He* thouglit the new decisions would stop "a lot of illegal building.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 January 1947, Page 5
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