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.

en

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.

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