dec 15, 1935 - Housing Survey Act

Description:

The Housing Survey Act 1935 provided the new Labour government with information from local authorities as to the extent of the housing shortage that had worsened during the 1920s and 1930s.
Housing surveys were required to include:
• the accommodation provided (number and sizes of rooms);
• the physical condition of each dwelling;
• the occupancy of each dwelling (age, sex and number of persons);
• the owners and occupiers of dwellings and in the case of rented houses, the rentals charged;
and
• the extent of overcrowding

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143913/http://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/about-msd/history/social-assistance-chronology-1844-2013.pdf