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Show ENGLAND PAYING HOI BUILDER SUBSIDY Treasury Assistance Means Effective Help in Soiving Its Housing Problem In Short Order BY Mil TON BRONXER. European Manager N. E. A. I,UN IJ" N. Sept 20. Build a little; house and draw 0 subsidy from the treasury of John Bull " This is the heart v invitation extend -led by the British government not only CO men of modest means who may be 'thinking of owning their own homes, 1 r.ut the building contractors who may 1 want encourugeinent to construct rows of houses at rentals within the moans of people of modes! wages 'Ihe whole subsidy plan has been : placed under the control of the ministry minis-try of health. This may, at first sight, seem strange. But 'the logical Britisher Brit-isher says that decent housing of the ;ieople Is one of the first requisites Of i good health Hence an act of parliament parlia-ment which provided that grants should be made to ull persons con structing houses within 1 conths Biter Bi-ter December -'3. 1919 si BSID1C i i RMS. I The terms of the subsidy are: Tho builder of a house containing one living room and two bedrooms land comprising not less than lOO feet oi iloor area, will get a SUDSldu of 230 jpounds sterling, which ut present Is about 1120. I The builder of a house containing a .living room and three boduoms and comprising not less than 7S0 feet of lloor area, will get $360 i The builder of a house containing la living room, a parloi and three or , four bedrooms and having not less than feet of flooi area, will get $1040. No subsidy will be given to the : builder of a house with more than four bedrooms or which has a superficial su-perficial floor area in excess of 1400 j feet In order to be eligible for the subsidies sub-sidies the builder must present his plans to the local government authosr jths- If they contorm to the rules llald flown by the ministry of health, ihe prospective owner then gets Certificate Cer-tificate A. When the house Is finished. fin-ished. It is Inspected by the l"cal governmental gov-ernmental authorities, and. If found j to eompl with all requirements, Cer-Itlficalc Cer-Itlficalc B Is Issued Then the owner enda bo;h certificates to Ihe ministry Ol health and gets his check for the amount of subside to which he Is entitled. en-titled. SO M i M D Wi.l K. As the Whole scheme l:i designed to encourage people to build til houses , In this time of housing famine, the government makes certain requirements require-ments which are apt to do away with I the danger of slums. The parliamentary act permits the ministry of health to expend the sum i of 16,000.000 pounds Stirling In the form of housing .ubM!db-. At the present pres-ent rate of exchange this Is about $06,- I 000,000. I p to the present time 17.593 certificates cer-tificates have been Issued, showing Irat the holders are entitled to sub-Sidles sub-Sidles The total amount of grants involved Ii $17,025,172. When parliament resumes its sittings sit-tings '.he ministry of health Is going to usk for an amendment to the act which will enable It to offer the eub-' eub-' sidles for another year. oo |