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e n t e r p r i s e on t h e linc3 s e t f o r t h i n t i i e
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The Coujiiitteo o o n e u r i n t h e p r o p o s a l
o f t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e :o&rd o f ^ y r i q u l t u r e
and f i s h e r i e s t h a t , s u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s
o f t h e h o u s i n g ^ c t s and a f t e r o p p o r t u n i t y h a s
b e e n a f f o r d e d t o County C o u n c i l s t o h e l p , t h e
Jo£.rd of i . r ; r i c u l t u r e a h a l l be c a l l e d upon t o
a s s i s t the m i n i s t r y of h e a l t h i n c^ses of
defaulting rural authorities.
4.
The Committee a g r e e d t h a t t h e , i n i s t r y
o f h e a l t h s h o u l d b e e q u i p p e d w i t h powers ­
(a) t o p r o h i b i t during a g i v e n term tho
c o n s t r u c t i o n of b u i l d i n g s o f a non­
e s s e n t i a l c h a r a o t e r i n c a s e s ' where t h e
c o n s t r u c t i o n of s u c h b u i l d i n g s was r e s t r i c t i n ^ t h e b u i l d i n g of h o u s e s ,
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(b) t o p r o h i b i t t h e d e m o l i t i o n or t h e putting­
out of XLQa of e x i s t i n g h a b i t a b l e h o u s e s .
( j?he c h a n c e l l o r of t h e ' tcohequer d i s s e n t e d from ( a ) )
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5.
The committee d e c i d e d t h a t i n t h e c a s e of
a Local Authority which, although not t e c h n i c a l l y i n d e f a u l t ; was a t t h e same t i m e n e t
a c t i v e , the
i n i s t e r of - e a l t h s h o u l d be f,rant­
ed a u t h o r i t y ( i n p u r s u a n c e c f - e c t i o n 15 of
t h e 1919 .. 6t.) t o p r e s c r i b e t h a t works u n d e r ­
t a k e n by t h e . i r i i s t r ? to supplement t h e
ousing
Scheme of such a L o c a l a u t h o r i t y s h o u l d form a
p a r t f o r f i n a n c i a l p u r p o s e s of t h e l o c a l scheme;
t h i s a u t h o r i t y , h o w e v e r , t o be c o n f i n e d t o c a s e s
o f t h e c o n v e r s i o n of e x i s t i n g h o u s e s and of
emergency a c c o m o d a t i o n .
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(a) 6.
a. Sub-Committee examined t h e q u e s t i o n of
housing finance i n c o n s u l t a t i o n with the
Governor of the !:ank of England and i r '.:.E.i!.
Goschen, and r e a c h e d t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n c l u s i o n s
( 1 ) That t h e c h a n c e l l o r ox t h e
-^chequer
s h o u l d w r i t e t o i,-r --oschen a s k i n g h i s Oora*aittee
t o examine c a r e f u l l y t h e s u g g e s t i o n whioh had
b e e n made t h a t money f o r h o u s i n g sohemos s h o u l d
b e r a i s e d l o c a l l y by t h e i s a u e o f s m a l l bonds
which would a t a l a t e r d a t e be a c c e p t e d i n pay­
ment f o r h o u s e s , s h o u l d t h o h o l d e r of t h e bonds
s o d e s i r e , and w h i c h t h e working c l a s s e s , i n
p a r t i c u l a r , s h o u l d be e n c o u r a g e d t o buy by t h e
i n i t i a t i o n o f v i g o r o u s campaigns and by o t h e r .
methods i n s u p p o r t of them; t h e Committee t o
p r e s e n t an I n t e r i m \ e p o r t on t h i s s u b j e c t a t t h o
e a r l i e s t possible date.
( 2 ) That t h e m i n i s t e r of .'.ealth end t h e
. e c r e t a r y f o r Scotland s h o u l d e:;:amine c a r e f u l l y
t h e c a s e s of a l l t h o s e Authorities whose schemes
were s a i d t o be h e l g up on a c c o u n t o f t h e i r i n ­
a b i l i t y t o r a i s e t h e n e c e s s a r y money; t h a t t h e
l i s t of s u c h a u t h o r i t i e s s o u l d b e c u t down t o
an a b s o l u t e minimum, c o n t a i n i n g o n l y t h o s e of
whom jjr ^ d d i s o n and .., r . u n r o were s a t i s f i e d t h a t
t h e y had done e v e r y t h i n g i n t h e i r power t o r a i s e
t h e money and s t i l l h a d " f a i l e d t o do s o ; t h a t i n
each c a s e an e s t i m a t e s h o u l d b e made oi' t h e
immediate ana p r o s p e c t i v e l i a b i l i t y of t h e
T r e a s u r y if i t were d e c i d e d t o £ r a n t t h e s e
a u t h o r i t i e s btate aid i n order"to proceed with
t h e i r s c h e m e s ; and t h a t t h i s l i s t s h o u l d t h e n be
c o n s i d e r e d a s a b s o l u t e l y f i n a l and s h o u l d be sub
m i t t e d t o t h e c h a n c e l l o r of t h e .:.:eheuier f o r
consideration.
On t h i s t h e shairman d e s i r e s t o make the
r e s e r v a t i o n t h a t i n t h e e v e n t of a u t h o r i t i e s )
"being u n a b l e t o r a i s e t h e n e c e s s a r y money a s
s u g g e s t e d i n (? (1) he would be c o m p e l l e d t o
a p p r o a c h t h e C h a n c e l l o r of t h e ':.:chec-uer w i t h
a £supplementary l i s t .
A Report on l a b o u r i n r e l a t i o n t o h o u s i n g w i l l
follow.
Ctorietophea? AdtUeoa (Chairman)
Uovamber 1 9 t b 1919
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