LIVING IN GARAGES
HOLIDAY PAR TIES AT BUCKLANUS
“CROWDED AND INSANITARY”
That people were living under crowded and insanitary conditions in garages at Buckland’s Beach, was stated by a member of tlie Manukau County Council at yesterday’s meeting.
“it is not fair to the owners of adjacent cottages and bungalows,” said the member.
The engineer said it was difficult to remedy the evil, as licences to erect garages were secured ancl then holiday parties occupied tlie garages as dwellings. The air space in some of these makeshift baches was not sulncent tor me numuer oi people Housed. The legal position wuuiu have to be investigated to ascertain wnat steps cornu do taken when a building was licensed as a garage ana usea as a residence. xno Chairman said that if the duors were left open tney would have air space. xno Engineer; That does not get over it. lvir. J. S. Dickson said there were about, six beua in one garage. The uoors were Kept open. it was decided mat tlie inspector should endeavour to deal with, me conditions unaer the xreaitn Act, and mat Tailing tnu necessary machinery in tne legislation me matter snouia bo relerrea to the county solicitor.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 590, 16 February 1929, Page 6
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201LIVING IN GARAGES Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 590, 16 February 1929, Page 6
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