LIMITATION OF RENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1324, 30 December 1911, Page 5

LIMITATION OF RENTS.

SYDNEY LABOUR DEMAND. CAMPAIGN AGAINST LANDLORDS^ By TelcffTaph—Prcs3 Assorfation-CopyriElil . Sydney, December 29. Tho Labour Council has decided to approach tho Government and urge the introduction of a Limitation of Rents Bill. It is slated that (ho improvements obtained by means of Wages Boards have boon grabbed by the landlords, so the conditions are actually' w'orso limn before Die introduction of tho beards. STATE HOUSEBUILDING POLICY, PURCHASE OF LAND. (Roc. December ;tO, 0.20 a.m.) Sydney, December 29. The Government; has secured four hun» (Irod acres at Kensington with the intention of immediately proceeding with tha erection of cottages to the value of. X 18,900. ' Mr. Dacey states that this is the beginning of a policy of building so as; to bring rents down to a fair market level. Tho Government is fully alive In the fact that, owing to the shortage. <vf houses steps must.bo taken to relieve tha existing pressure. Tho proprietors of tho bond and frefl stores notify thai from Tuesday tho rated for (he use of htores will bo increased. Tho claim that they have been compelled: to raise tho rates as a, set-off against the increase of wages and other concessions allotted the employees by tho Waged Board.