SUBURBAN HOMES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 15, 12 October 1917, Page 6

SUBURBAN HOMES

FOR WORKERS' ON WHARVES.

"The Wellington Harbour Board h0.3 for some thno had under consideration f scheme for tho building of homes for its employees on the wharves. Under the aw the board has no< power to borrow uoUfor this purpose, am yesterday a deputation representing; the board raitea upon the Prime Minister to ask. li m to introduce the necessary. «« r " in" legislation. Mr. R. Fletcher, Ji.-U introduced the deputation. It was stated on behalf of the boaid that it had no thought jt P» inc the matter at present, but it v.io thought desirable fcat the .Ration shoufd be passed in order that when the Price of money and the cost.of building &^^™^ area of 250 acres accessible to the, c >b■, and to erect on it as required four and five-roomed cottages, each having halt said that he wm in avour of the proposal. He would do his best to get for the board the authority asked ,for, but he was not <mre that it could be done this session. Hβ would ask tho Wellington members to back him up in order to get some preliminary eolation passed to show tiat Parhainent was in earnest, and to entourage the board to get on with the work at tno earliest possible moment.