Workers' Dwellings Regulations and Forms




Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 889

  1. If the purchaser, lessee, or tenant permits any nuisance to exist on or about his dwelling, and fails to remove the same on receiving notice from the Board so to do, the Board may thereupon terminate the agreement on such terms as it thinks fit.

  2. (1.) If the purchaser, lessee, or tenant of a worker’s dwelling fails at any time to comply with any of the provisions of the said Act or of these regulations, or makes default in the due payment of any purchase-money or rent in respect of that dwelling, the Board may, if it thinks fit, cancel the agreement in respect of that dwelling.

(2.) No such cancellation as aforesaid shall affect any right or remedy on the part of the Board as to the recovery of instalments or rent in arrears, or shall otherwise release the purchaser, tenant, or lessee from any penalty or liability in respect to anything done or omitted to be done by him.

  1. (1.) If an agreement to purchase is for any reason terminated before the purchase-money has been paid, the Board may, if it thinks fit, pay to the purchaser by way of compensation for any permanent improvements effected by him, a sum not exceeding the increase in the capital value of the dwelling by reason of those improvements.

(2.) On the termination of a lease or other tenancy of a worker’s dwelling the Board may pay to the outgoing lessee or tenant, by way of compensation for improvements as aforesaid, a sum not exceeding the increase in the capital value of the dwelling by reason of those improvements.

MISCELLANEOUS.

  1. (1.) The Board shall insure to the maximum insurable value thereof every worker’s dwelling in respect of which an agreement to purchase has been executed, and of which the purchase-money has not been fully paid; and the purchaser shall pay to the Board all amounts due in respect of the insurance of his dwelling.

(2.) All policies of insurance in compliance with the said Act or these regulations shall be effected with the State Fire Insurance Department.

  1. The purchaser of a worker’s dwelling shall pay all rates and taxes levied on or payable in respect of his dwelling.

  2. (1.) Whenever any sum of £7 or multiple of £7 is paid in advance by the purchaser of a worker’s dwelling, in pursuance of section 11 of the said Act, the sum so paid shall be disposed of by the Board as hereinafter mentioned.

(2.) If the purchaser so desires, the amount so paid shall be received in advance in respect of so many of the half-yearly instalments of principal and interest as the said amount is sufficient to satisfy; and the purchaser shall not be required to make any further payments in respect of the purchase-money until the expiration of the time in respect of which such payment in advance is made.

(3.) In lieu of making any such break as aforesaid in the continuity of the payments in respect of purchase-money, the Board shall, if the purchaser so desires, accept the amount so paid in advance in satisfaction of so many of the next succeeding half-yearly instalments of principal as that amount is sufficient to satisfy; and the corresponding instalments of interest shall not be payable. The subsequent half-yearly instalments of principal and interest shall then be payable without any break in the periodical continuity of the payments until the total amount of purchase-money has been paid.

  1. The certificate referred to in section 14 of the said Act, to be granted by the Board on the fulfilment of the terms of an agreement to purchase a worker’s dwelling, shall be in the Form W.D. 3A in the Schedule hereto.

  2. (1.) The Board shall from time to time cause all necessary repairs to be made to workers’ dwellings in respect of which an agreement to lease or for a weekly or other tenancy is in force, if those repairs are necessitated by fair wear-and-tear, damage by fire, earthquake, tempest, or suchlike. Subject as aforesaid, the lessee or tenant of a worker’s dwelling shall keep the same in good order and condition to the satisfaction of the Board.

(2.) The purchaser of a worker’s dwelling shall, until the total purchase-money has been paid, keep his dwelling in good order and repair, to the satisfaction of the Board.

(3.) No alterations to a worker’s dwelling, other than those required or authorized by this regulation, shall be made except with the written consent of the Board.

  1. If the local authority of the district in which any worker’s dwelling is situated requires any alterations to be made to that dwelling in pursuance of any authority conferred upon it by any Act or otherwise, the Board shall have the required alterations made, and the cost of those alterations shall be added to the capital value of the dwelling, and the agreement in respect thereof shall be deemed to be adjusted accordingly.

  2. Any person appointed by the Board for that purpose shall at all reasonable times be entitled to inspect any worker’s dwelling.

SCHEDULE.
Form W.D. 1A.

APPLICATION TO PURCHASE A WORKER’S DWELLING.
(Under Section 8 of the Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1910.)
To the Superintendent of Workers’ Dwellings, Wellington.

I, [Name in full], of [Address], [Occupation], hereby apply to the Workers’ Dwellings Board for the district to purchase (a) a worker’s dwelling to be erected in accordance with the particulars set out in the First Part of the Schedule hereto; or (b) [in the case of a building already erected] the worker’s dwelling, being [Specify number, street, and other particulars sufficient to identify the dwelling].

I enclose herewith the sum of ten pounds (£10), being the amount of deposit required by section 8 of the above-mentioned Act.

I also enclose statutory declaration (Form W.D. 1D) made by me in accordance with the said section 8, and I further declare that the particulars set out in the Second Part of the Schedule hereto are correct.

Dated at , this day of , 19 .
[Signature of Applicant.]

SCHEDULE.
Part I.

Particulars of Worker’s Dwelling.

Site :—

  1. Particular locality desired (if any) :
  2. Approximate size of section :

Dwelling :—
3. Number of rooms required :
4. No. of design selected* :
5. Any other particulars concerning land or dwelling that applicant desires to submit :

  • Designs may be inspected at the nearest office of the Department of Labour, and the Board will be prepared to consider any reasonable alterations of same to suit the requirements of applicant.

Part II.

Particulars as to Applicant.

  1. Whether over twenty-one years of age or not :
  2. Whether married or single :
  3. Where employed :
  4. Rate of earnings at time of application :
  5. Proposed occupants of worker’s dwelling, stating the ages and sexes of children :

Form W.D. 1B.

APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE LEASE OF A WORKER’S DWELLING.
(Under Section 8 of the Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1910.)
To the Superintendent of Workers’ Dwellings, Wellington.

I, [Name in full], of [Address], [Occupation], hereby apply to the Workers’ Dwellings Board for the district for a renewable lease for twenty-one years of (a) [in the case of a building already erected] the worker’s dwelling, being [Specify number, street, and other particulars sufficient to identify the dwelling]; or (b) a worker’s dwelling to be erected in accordance with the particulars set out in the First Part of the Schedule hereto.

I enclose herewith the sum of pounds (£ ), being the deposit of four weeks’ rent in advance, payable in accordance with regulations under the above-mentioned Act.

I also enclose statutory declaration (Form W.D. 1D) made by me in accordance with section 8 of the said Act, and I further declare that the particulars set out in the Second Part of the Schedule hereto are correct.

Dated at , this day of , 19 .
[Signature of Applicant.]

SCHEDULE.
Part I.

Particulars of Worker’s Dwelling.

Site :—

  1. Particular locality desired (if any) :
  2. Approximate size of section :

Dwelling :—
3. Number of rooms required :
4. No. of design selected* :
5. Any other particulars concerning land or dwelling that applicant desires to submit :

  • Designs may be inspected at the nearest office of the Department of Labour, and the Board will be prepared to consider any reasonable alterations of same to suit the requirements of applicant.


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