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under the direction of the Housing Committee of the Cabinet, and, 

 on December 12, Mr. Adams was appointed to assist the committee 

 in carrying out this very important work. 



In Great Britain, it has been found that the shortage of houses 

 exceeds 300,000, and the Government is going " full steam ahead with 

 building," to quote Dr. Addison, President of the Local Government 

 Board. 



A general scheme for the Dominion, drawn up by the Housing 

 Committee, has been approved by the Provincial Governments and is 

 now being used as the basis of legislation for each province. This 

 scheme has received general approval both in Canada and in the 

 United States. 



The Order in Council authorizing the loan of $25,000,000 pro- 

 vides: (a) Upon request, the Minister of Finance may make loans 

 to the Government of any province of Canada; {b) the maximum 

 amount loaned to any one province shall be the proportion of the 

 $25,000,000 which the population of said province bears to the 

 population of Canada; (c) maximum period of loan shall be 20 

 years, the provinces being permitted to repay whole or part of the 

 principal at an earlier date if they so desire; (d) interest shall be 

 charged at 5 per cent, payable half-yearly upon advances from the 

 dates thereof, respectively; (e) bonds, debentures or other forms of 

 security, if approved by the Minister of Finance, may be accepted 

 as evidencing the indebtedness of any Provincial Government; (/") 

 advances shall be made from the War Appropriation; (g) advances 

 may be made as soon as a general scheme of housing shall have been 

 agreed upon between the Dominion Government and the Government 

 of the province applying for a loan. 



Loans will be granted to Provincial Governments on the following 

 four conditions: 



\. Each province shall submit to the Federal Government, 

 for approval, a general housing scheme, setting out the standards 

 and conditions to be complied with in connection with local hous- 

 ing schemes. 



2. As the object is to facilitate the erection of dwellings, at a 

 moderate cost, for workingmen, particularly returned soldiers, the 

 following maxima have been fixed: 



(a) Detached or semi-detached dwellings, with walls constructed 

 wholly or partly of frame, stucco on frame, brick veneer, 

 inclusive of the capital value of the site and necessary local 

 improvements: with 4 or 5 rooms, exclusive of bath- 

 room and summer kitchen, $3,000. With 6 or 7 rooms, 

 exclusive of l)athroom and summer kitchen, $3,500. 



(6) Detached, semi-detached, groups of three or more or duplex 

 (cottage Hat) dwellings, with walls of brick, hollow-tile, 

 stone or concrete, and roofing of fire-proof materials, 

 inclusive of the capital value of the site and necessary 

 loral improvements: with 4 or 5 rooms, exclusive of 



