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Wednesday, March 28, 1973

On the suggestion to provide small rooms in public housing estates

for young married couples, Mr. Lightbody said the plight of many such couples

must command our sympathy.

But, he added that "the housing problems of the larger families are

ever greater."

Turning to the present 35 square foot deaign standard for public

housing estates, he explained that this referred only to the main living

area, and the balcony and toilet space was additional.

"Furthermore, in practice the problem of matching families to rooms

of different sizes usually results in an allocation oloser to 40 square feet

than 35," he said.

Mr. Lightbody was confident that the new Housing Authority would

look closely at these standards, and at the financial and other implications

of bettering them.

"A more generous space allocation would have a negligible effect on

building costs, and should not require larger sites for estates," he added.

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