§ Mr. SWANasked the Minister of Health how many local authorities had decided to proceed with housing schemes and had land for the same in December, 1918; what was the total acreage and total number of houses intended to be built; how many authorities had carried out, or partly carried out, such schemes; and what was the total number of houses built by December, 1919?
§ Dr. ADDISONAt the beginning of 1919 the position was as follows:—
1. One hundred and eight local authorities had submitted proposals for the acquisition of land. The area was not known in a few cases, but in the remainder it amounted to 2,650 acres.
2. The proposals of 52 of the local authorities included schemes for the erection of dwellings comprising eventually in all 10,506 houses.
3. Three hundred and forty-three local authorities reported that they had selected sites for houses.
4. One thousand and twenty-six local authorities had indicated their willingness to build houses under the terms published in March, 1918, or subject to conditions.
None of these schemes had been approved, and no progress had been made upon them. Upon examination, many of them were found to be defective. The total number of houses completed at the end of the year was 248.