Wednesday, July 11, 1973
PROBLEMS OF HOUSING TO BE STUDIED
An all-round view of housing
both public and private will be
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taken by the Secretary for Housing, Mr. Ian Lightbody, when he moves into
the Colonial Secretariat in September to formally take up his full duties
under the new post.
Speaking to a meeting of the Lions Club of Victoria, lir. Lightbody
said the watch on developers and conditions in the private sector was a
"pretty spasmodic" thing at present.
"This needs to be tightened up considerably so that qur public
housing plans can take full account of the potential and achievement of the
private sector," he said.
Mr. Lightbody added that his new duties would include a complete
view of housing as a whole problem, including ways and means of helping
private developers to make their maximum possible contribution to the housing
stock, the availability of mortgage finance to help families to buy their own
flats and rent control among others.
Turning to estate management, he said that the ultimate aim was to
extend the same standards of professional management as have been applied to
the former Housing Authority's estates to the older public housing estates
formerly known as resettlement estates.
"it
Speaking on the 10-year housing programme, Mr. Lightbody said,
seems clear even now that speedier building methods must come into use if we
are to hit our targets."
He said it could reasonably be assumed that the commitment to build
on a large, continuing scale would provide the necessary incentive for new ideas
and investment in the building contracting industry.
Note to Editore:
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