This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...legislation. (12) Luxemburg, 1906. The funds of the savings bank are loaned to communes, associations, and employers for housing purposes. (13) Chile, 1906. The law provides for a system of local housing committees with power to carry out slum-clearance schemes, encourage housing associations, or build themselves. The ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...legislation. (12) Luxemburg, 1906. The funds of the savings bank are loaned to communes, associations, and employers for housing purposes. (13) Chile, 1906. The law provides for a system of local housing committees with power to carry out slum-clearance schemes, encourage housing associations, or build themselves. The Caja de Credito Hipotecario is authorized to lend up to 75 per cent of the value of land and buildings, and the state guarantees 6 per cent net returns for twenty years. The Santiago committee showed considerable energy, and in 1911 had two workingmen's suburbs under construction. (Oficina de Trabajo, Habitaciones Obreras en Chile y Estranjero, 1911.) (14) Argentina. In 1913 the city of Buenos Ayres contracted for 10,000 workingmen's cottages, to be built at the rate of 2,000 a year. The Government was to exempt the building materials for them from import duties. (First Annual Report, Massachusetts Homestead Commission, published 1914, p. 310.) (15) Brazil, 1909. Companies building houses for workingmen were to enjoy tax exemption for fifteen years, exemption from duty on building materials, and in some cases were to receive reclaimed or other Government land free of charge. They were to be under strict Government supervision. (First Annual Report, Massachusetts Homestead Commission, P.3.") (16) Cuba, 1910. An appropriation of $1,300,000 was made, for the purpose of building 2,000 laborers' cottages, to be sold on small monthly installments. Up to 1914, about 1,000 had been built in Habana, Pinar del Rio, and Santa Clara provinces, and 250 were being built in Santiago province. (U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin No. 158; this is the source of most of these summaries, except as otherwise stated.) C. The Self-govern1ng Br1t1sh Colo...
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