PLASTIC HOUSING
Prospects In Dominion (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WESTPORT, September 29. An addres son plastic housiii- and coal distillation was feiven at a large and representative meeting in Westport by Mr. J. McDonald, M.A. M.Sc., who recently returned from America. The speaker outlined what was done in the United States, and emphasized that, besides making use of local material, coal and timber, in a variety of ways, the cost of housing would be infinitely cheaper and better houses would be built. The Minister of Mines, .Mr. Webb, who attended the meeting, supported the scheme and gave an assurance that the Government would do all in its power to establish the industries. They would provide employment for soldiers returning from the war and others for whom the Government would make provision in post-war settlements. He believed that Westport would be the site of these industries.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 6, 2 October 1943, Page 4
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144PLASTIC HOUSING Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 6, 2 October 1943, Page 4
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