It had been difficult in the building trade to get
skilled men ; it had been difficult for Local Authorities to raise the money for their schemes. Se- great were the financial difficulties that the Government had decided upon a new scheme. Any person who built a house of an approved type would receive a subsidy in respect of it. £150 would be the maximum for a satisfactory house. This offer was limited do twelve months. The money was to be a free grant Local Authorities were to be empowered, subject to an appeal to a Committee of the House of Commons, to restrict " luxury buildings." They proposed to endeavour to train men for the building industry. He ended his speech by saying that " until headlines• began to appear the Government scheme had the support of all parties." Dr. Addison is mistaken. The opposition to his scheme has been due to the absence of houses, not to the presence of headlines.
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