RENT BURDEN
OWNERS & TENANTS COMBINE IN ADVOCATING STATE SUBSIDY WELLINGTON, Thursday. A Government subsidy paid direct to landlords, in order to lift part of the rent hurden from the shoulders of married relief workers, will be advocated by a deputation to the AetingMinister of Employment, Hon. A. Hamilton. The deputation will represent the relief workers' seetion of the Labour movement, supported hy the Property-Owners' Association. Speaking at a meeting of representatives of both bodies, Mr, W. Appleton said the idea of Hoh. J. >G- Coates putting cottages all over the country when thousands of houses are empty jn the cities was an absurd one. It was an absolute squander of public money. In a year or two it would he possible to buy these cottages for £10 or £12 apdece. The Government should subsidise landlords and the existing facilities. The present position of the landlords could not go on. He knew of a man, wealthy on paper, who is being threatened with being turned out pf his own house. Because he could not eollect his rents he could not pay his mortgage. Mr. Appleton said there was no douht in his mind that before we know where we are the wages tax will be up to 2s in the £. ■
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 264, 1 July 1932, Page 5
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