HOUSING THE POOR

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2152, 7 August 1907, Page 2

HOUSING THE POOR

PROPOSAL TO WIPE OUT WELLINGTON SLUMS. TO GIVE THE CHILDREN A CHANCE.

Press Association. ti AVELLH4GTON, August 6. Ihe Board of Benevolent Trustees to-day discussed the report of its *]>ccia 1 committee on housing reci.milits of relief, which recommended' restrictions on people who will not their tenements clean, also the purchase of a quarter in the city on winch to erect houses for the poor. Mr London, who presented the report Hid moved its adoption, replied to criticisms levelled at the amateurishness of the provisions in the report ind claimed that- tlie Trustees were ihe right- people to deal with the juc-stion.

„ H r i Hogg thought the Trustees nould be exceeding their duties in undertaking such work which should be left to the police and local auth-

or. D. Robertson agreed with Mr. n°gg and held the opinion that M,-r re Tlm r £ l ,ovcrt ?; there was hit. The Trustees would need a big inspectorial staff under the new scheme. Mr Wakeham also agreed with the wo previous speakers that it was not report- 00011 ' VaS Ulso °W )osed t(> the ' Airs Dawoll thought the principle ?* Providing fit housing -for the poor .o a certain extent was good, ami ment I>rovo owwomical in manageThe Chairman (Rev. W, A. Evans) 'poke strongly in support of the recommendations in the rejairt. It-was mo of the I unctions of the Trustees lot only to keep peojilo from starving blit to provide them with a good en" •ii oiiment for growing children, who capped."*' I>rCSt ' nt Rightfully liaudiHeplying. Mr London thought +J,«. recommendation that, the Trustee* -should buy up a slum quarter rebuild was a very good one. ■ t , le m °fipn that tho report be art,,,, ed was lost on the voices.