THE HOUSING SHORTAGE
"SHOCKING STATE OF'THINGS." "I saw a man to-day who told mo ho was the head ol' one of throe famiiles that were living in one house out in the suburbs," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Massey) on Saturday at the opening of \ the Y.M.C.A. Hostel. "He said that six members of a family livl;d in one roum. This is a shocking state of things, but I believe that we are overtaking tho trouble. Somo considerable may elapse beforo we 'have all the houses that are needed by the population, but the number of houses is being increased gradually. 1 recognise that the Govern- . inent and tho people ought to do' every- ' thing possilfle to help in such cases." Mr. MassVy added that )y; would advise every young follow, in these days of high wages and salaries, to set about the provision of a homo in anticipation of tho days when ho would bo the liead of a. family. The young man ought to mali|e * provision for the future, and realise tliat the time to save some money was btforo lie became rosQonsible for the maintenance of a family. It was better to be a' J landlord than a rentpayer.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 73, 20 December 1920, Page 4
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202THE HOUSING SHORTAGE Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 73, 20 December 1920, Page 4
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