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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21224, 21 September 1940, Page 10

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CONSTRUCTION SCHEME MEN BUILDING CAMPS MINISTER IN HAMILTON Although the defence demands of New Zealand had made the construction of military camps in the Dominoin more urgent than State housing, construction, it was hoped, now that the military demands were nearly satisfied, that greater progress would be made with housing construction, stated the Minister of Housing, the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, during a visit to Hamilton today. He paid a brief visit to the State housing scheme at the model garden suburb in Hamilton East. Mr Armstrong expressed satisfaction with the progress at Hayes Paddock. stating that there was a marked change since he last visited the site of the suburb. He considered the scheme would be splendid when completed and a great asset to Hamilton. Demand in Hamilton Hamilton, like other towns in New Zealand, was making full use of the State houses. In fact, it had been noticeable that as the number of completed houses became greater the demand for them aopeared to increase. Many more homes would be reouired to satisfy this demand. A great deal of material and much labour which would normally have been engaged on housing construction, added the Minister, had to be transferred for the construction of military camps following the outbreak of war. It was hoped that more men would now be taken back on the housing scheme, and the Minister said he would not be satisfied until every available contractor and skilled artisan was-again emnloyed in the development of the Government's scheme for providing homes for the people.