§ Lieut.-Colonel HORLICKasked the Minister of Health what loan period is 60W allowed for the Weir, Atholl, Wild, Telford, Nissen, Burney, and Dorman Long houses, respectively; and what distinction in this respect is made between brick houses and other forms of alternative construction that are reported to be equally durable and permanent?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe period allowed for repayment of loans for houses is based on what I am advised is the reasonable expectation of useful life of the houses. In the case of houses of the Weir, Atholl, Telford and Nissen types, I am allowing a period of 40 years. In the case of houses of the Wild type, which are mainly constructed of the normal building materials, I am allowing 60 years. In regard to the two other types referred to by my hon. Friend, the loan period has not yet been fixed.