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IMMIGRANTS AND HOUSES

——*— STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER.

The following letter has been received by Mr. P. Eraser, M.P.. from tho Prime ■Minister:—

"Dear Sir,—l have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 10th ultimo, in reference to the Government's immigration scheme. You state that in this connection 'no provision is being _ made for the proper and adequate housing of the thousands of working-class families who are coming out to this country at the invitation of the Government.' •• I fully appreciate your remarks, and have to state that the Government intends to make every effort to increase the num. her of houses in the Dominion to meet the requirements of tho people. I might mention, for instance, that including •bout 120 workers' dwellings ,«t present \nder construction by the housing branch of tho Labour Department there are about 400 houses.beins built in Wellington and suburbs. Throughout the Dominion there are in all some 183 workers' dwellings now in course of erection, in addition to which definite negotia* tions are proceeding for a' further 122. There is also, I believe, quite a number of houses now being erected by local" bodies and by private enterprise. In this connection I may say that informn> tion is being obtained as. to the actual, flumbor being built throughout the Dominion, and the number that is in immediate jrospect. "For your information I would, state, further.' that negotiations are being conducted by the Housing Branch for a largo supply of timber for future requirements to be obtained from an area of Crown land in the North Island, also for the manufacture of joinery and for the importation of those building materials that cannot lie.readily obtained here. Now that work' at normal outwit has been resumed in the cost mines, it is anticipated .that full supplies of cement will soon' be available for the building of concrete houses. "In regard to the class of persons wh« would bo brought to tho Dominion under the immigration proposals of thn Government, I may say that the shortage of houses has been made known to the High Commissioner, and preference is being given by the Immigration Department to those persons who are not likely' to require separate housing accommodation, such as domestic workers and farm hands. Regarding your sug. gestion that I accompany you on a house-to-house visit, to certain portions of the city, I would be pleased to accede to your request, but regret that.the pressure of other important public business will not permit, of my doing so at prosent. Yours faithfully. "(Sgd.) W. F. MASSEY."

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 168, 12 April 1920, Page 5

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IMMIGRANTS AND HOUSES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 168, 12 April 1920, Page 5

IMMIGRANTS AND HOUSES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 168, 12 April 1920, Page 5

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