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but very important increase in the number of
doctors and para-medical specialists deployed in
The main features
the field of rehabilitation.
proposed for 1978/79 are:
In 1977/78 funds provided for all
types of services I have mentioned amounted to
$407M; the new complete package of proposals envisage recurrent expenditure rising to $719M by '82/83 and capital expenditure over the
same period amounting to $178M.
sizeable figures but about 30% was already
calculated when the forecasts attached to
the year's estimates were prepared and is
included in them.
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These are
Such an expansion of services will
place a heavy additional work load on the
Social Welfare Department. I will leave the
Director of Social Welfare to expand on the
various programmes and on his proposals to
re-structure his department so as to achieve
a better regional service and make the best
use of his professional resources.