THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 June 1920, Page 5

THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

(To the Editor.) „ B Sir,—l have read your articles] tts housing problem In New Plymouth WJtb 1 appreciation. It wag a matter of goi knowledge that the housing iirotjlei 'MS was acute, but the extent of that ficutj nils not recognised until your article; of' 111 day last shed such a strong light on A. Ofl causes of the house shortage I am nttjj much concerned. One of tlir principals Is the fact that many farmers have' ■'iff! l and are living In retirement here. JhS glad to have them, of course, buflpflll hare been better had they built Oini JM I stead of buying them. Another r e* to S~S I the town Is retaining the natural jKJij Its population. The time was, atlifxS very lonic ago, when there was no opaqfl the greater number of the rising <*wa| locally, and they had perrorce to goal i wtome. I hare read the remedToa sugjl In your article. Kay I also add iSI gestion? In the Trentbam and FMtbig military camps there are many bondiM vacant huts. They are well and ituua built of sound timber, with corrugate®! roofs and plenty of windows, and uqqtd flfl be dismantled and rebuilt In thi fowl really decent cottages. They are nlnnl I believe, In the hope that that fan and extravagant Idea of UAlversal jfi training for territorials n> be think the majority of ev wr. Maipttfi servile followers are sane enough nft'ttf mlt this Dominion to such a rulnmil'sn necessary policy at the Instigation of 1 #! of militarists whose positions aro llt t This by the way. If sufficient prettify brought to boar on the Government, era might be brought to see that tbo t problem Is a more pressing necassUjtHJ extravagant and useless defence fcheto the Government were to iu,iinlon mot proceedings as prosecuting people |ol Steering In alarm eldcks, pots of-to and such trivialities, and examined the doings of an alleged timber' MM causes for shortage In cement twi ncceisary materials for building rmrftOHl would be doing something really wortJ§ and might ease the position, but I ran Is hoping for too much from audi * I am, etc., Jfc A QOTLLER J"» New Plymouth, June 28. $j