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Lieut.-Colonel A. Dower
asked the Minister of Health whether the present system of repairing houses on a cost-plus basis is to be continued.
Mr. Key
Much of the repair to war-damaged houses must continue to be done by local authorities on a cost-plus percentage profit contract, but every effort is being made to secure fixed price contracts in the repair of the more seriously damaged houses.