HOUSING CONDITIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1923, Page 1

HOUSING CONDITIONS.

IMT! TA'IIOX TO COUNCIL. ( I)V TIXKIiII.VI’II- VkK I'KKSS ASSOCIATION.J CHRISTCHURCH. Ang 0. A deputation, headed by Archdeacon Taylor, wailed on the C ity Council lnniglit relative’ to housing. Tlic members t«l‘ the deputalion were mostly ladies. Aivlideaton Taylor said that most of Ihe Irani benevolent and humanitarian organisations in Christchurch, of all creeds, were represented in the deputation. lie trusted that the Council v.oultl svinpathise wilh I lie desires of

i lie deputation for seeding better housing conditions for t!io poorer peoiile. Ibe boarding house-.. h(> said. were nvercrowdad, and whole faniilles in the aparinent houses were being forced to Hit In a single room. Miss Canlale said that in one house niiieh was cpiite iininliabitable. there ncre living a. family of eight children. I'iicn another house in Sydenham that ,vas not fit for a dog to live in. housed

i family with lour children. In nnitlicr place, a lather and mother and our children were, living in one room, mil were sleeping in tile one bed. Then >!d people were living in dilapidated i!d shanties. Altogether if was imlossibie to expect deeency to prevail vhon the living conflitious were so aw-

.Vnr e .Maude said D-ci the morals of the young pcado would not lie improved I v the foiidilious under which the poor people were compelled to ’live. Archdeacon Taylor said that the members of the denuialien bad not considered the matter of proposing a reined v. He did not know that they would be all agreed. The Mayor. Mr Vhnhor. said that housing was a Government riialter. i lie Cotimil was preoared to go ahead with n (;•><! >,{.3!) >*-liohi( i for Housing Uvt *‘ u ' Cbiveniment would not supply the monev. Even as it was. the Council was disappointed with the reception accorded the modest, schemes already inaugurated. Jfe hoped, bowow 1 . t utt money would be avmlahlo Inn, ibe Government for housing purposes. Cr. lleanland moved that the matter be referred to the I lousing ( ommittee. |!e said the Committee might cnnsii.or the idea of erecting’ a -smaller type ot lioiise. which would be suitable tor elderly people. The motion was carried.