HOUSING MATTERS.
“RENTS STILL INCREASING.' STATEMENT BY DEPUTATION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Jan. 27. Housing matters were the subject o! a deputation to the Minister of Labor to-day. Mr. Tucker, vice-president of the Rent-payers 1 Protection JLeague, said the present Act had done a great deal of good and they feared any proposal which would give greater liberty to landlords regarding obtaining possession. There were certain unfair means applied by landlords, and rents were still increasing. Another speaker said that while ther< was such a serious shortage of houses there would be promiscuous evictions unless the Government stepped in. The League asked that the hardship clause be retained, also that the provisions relating to occupancy of premises by owners should be made more strict. The League also proposed that tenement houses should be licensed.
The Hon. G. J. Anderson replied that he recognised the importance of the points raised, and that there were hardships on both sides. The suggestions would be considered.
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1922, Page 4
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162HOUSING MATTERS. Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1922, Page 4
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