Maori families obtained the record number of 1743 new houses through Government housing and finance schemes during the year ended March 31.

The immediate target was to rehouse 4,300 Maori families in four years. In fact, 4,553 Maori families have rehoused in only three years, thus beating the target by one year and 253 houses. The great majority of these houses have been bought by Maori people under schemes through which they have assumed all the responsibilities of home ownership.