STATE HOUSING SCHEME.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1921, Page 6

STATE HOUSING SCHEME.

WORK TO BE HASTENED. TARANAKI FIGURES. A return prepared by the Housing Department shows that since the inception of the Government’s house-building scheme 1011 houses have been authorised, 382 have been contracted for, 78 been completed, and 50 are now nearing completion. The figures for some of the principal centres are as follow:

During the week ended April 4 four houses were completed—three in Wellington and one in New Plymouth The operations of the Housing Department, it should be understood, are distinct from the workers’ dwellings and advances to workers’ schemes. The Minister of Labor lately has been encouraging the building of homes under the advances system, and • something has been done in this direction to relieve the housing shortage. The Hon. G. J. Anderson mentioned to a Dominion reporter that he was taking steps to hasten the work of the Housing Department. He recognised that many difficulties had been encountered in the inception of the scheme, but he desired that the output of completed houses should be materially increased.

Authorised. Contracts Comlet. pleted. pleting. Wellington .... .. 300 152 48 15 A11 ii ii rl .. 150 15 5 4 Christchurch .. 86 86 a 6 50 New Plymouth . 34 13 1 3 Hawera . 35 10 3 Wanganui 40 29 Mastertqn . 25 10 9 — Palmerston N. 30 1 — i Napier . 30 12 • 2 Hamilton ..... .. 40 Oamaru ....... 13 13 — 9