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VA’S worsening housing situa tion came before the Legislative jpouncil in September, when, on motion of an elected member, J. N. Falvey, the setting up of pusing Authority to survey the le question of housing wage lers and low-income groups in [a n areas was unanimously

bved.

jvernment support for the e was expressed by the Acting bial Secretary (Mr. H. W.

Idson). fien the new Housing jiority produces a plan, it will, \e terms of Mr. Falvey’s motion, mpowered to acquire land com prily for the purposes of the me, to borrow capital for land pase and housebuilding, to t houses available on either a lie tenancy or a rental purchase I and to relax, in appropriate 5, requirements of the Sub ion of Land Ordinance and a Planning Ordinance except in lers relating to public health. [. Falvey told the Council that iproblem had been acute for s and was steadily growing e. The great increase of Sient population at Suva and City Council’s unavoidable slition programme (which the ic at large rightly supported) avated the situation, E 1954 Fair Rents Ordinance included a provision which enabled a houseowner to secure ;ssion for his own occupation ■ giving the tenant six months’ !e to quit, and, said Mr. Falvey, ;ain classes of the community ir endowed with money than rs” had been buying Suva es and promptly giving the ats notice to get out. i pointed out that in the next ears, 995 Suva buildings, hous -8,032 persons, are scheduled demolition. The city health orities estimated that another persons were living in over ded conditions. w officers of the Papua and Guinea Division of the Red s Society were elected at the Sion’s annual meeting at Port Jsby in September. They are: dents, Dr. J. Gunther and Mr. iV. Watkins; chairman, Mr. C. tioyle; deputy chairmen, Mrs. ox and Mr. Stubbs; Treasurer, R. J. Henning. . J. Sparks has been appointed ral manager for Levers Pacific tations Pty. Ltd. in the British mons.