WORKERS’ HOMES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1924, 6 November 1906, Page 3

WORKERS’ HOMES.

I'IiHSS ASSOCIATION

Christchurch, last night. A deputation from tho General Laborers 1 Union of Workers was to have waited upon the Minister for Labor thin morning, but Mr Millar was cjntincd to Ida room with influenza, and could not moot ii. Tho deputation proposed So lay boforo ibo iMiniutsr Mjvnsnl objections (so flic olass of wotkimm’ii hmuois now being crcoisrd from two sots of plans, and it oouduuna Siio plans us a whole uu too elaborate. Too much moony is spoilt on tho rooting and outudo ornamentation, and too litslo on a praosical avraugomeut inuidc. To plan B it has only two objooliono; that one of tho bodroomo oun bo reached only through tho sitting-room, while Shore in a useless vor audnb. It id suggested that tho verandah at tho sida of tho house should ho done away with, nud a paasago ruu through tho middle of tho houao inotrad of from

tho aide. Plana 0 and D are objected to on tho ground that thoro in too much elaboration outside, iho t-i'z-i of tho rooms suffering in ooiurquonco. Tho deputation proposes that in fumro no coutrao's ba lot for tha orootiou of wosk.ira’ uwalliogd, but that thoy should ho erected by sho Government by day labor, nud then when tho worker desires (o occupy a worker's dwelmg, ha should bi allows i to aolcot tho icoality and plan of tho ootiugo.