FARMERS “HOVELS”
“COWSHEDS BETTER 'S& CM SBOR JN E 1)1 SC U SSION Kr A brief discussion on the standard of bousing in farming districts took place, at tlie monthly meeting of the Poverty Bay provincial executive of tb e farmers’ Union on Eriday afternoon. Mr H. B. Bull said that many of the farmers’ houses were hovels, compared with the Government, standard. The secretary, .Mr C. Blackburn: And many of their cowsheds are better than the houses. .Mr P. AY. Mossman: And better than the 'shearers’ quarters, which are used for only a lew days, in the year. The president, .Air J". E. Benson, said that lie had, to put up a substantial building of 24ft. by 12ft. for live shearers to be used lor about one week in tbe year.
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Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 35, 23 May 1938, Page 1
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132FARMERS “HOVELS” Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 35, 23 May 1938, Page 1
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