CONTENTS
Paragraphs
PREFACE. The scope of the report.
CHAPTER I THE BACKGROUND
Brief description of the squatter problem as it developed during the years 1945 - 1953 and of the measures taken to deal with the problem during that period
CHAPTER II THE PROBLEM: APRIL, 1954
Description of the squatter problem as it was in the spring of 1954 and of the long-term measures proposed by the Urban Council. Decision to build experimental
multi-storey
accommodation
CHAPTER III THE DEPARTMENT OF RESETTLEMENT
Formation and organization of the Department of Resettlement
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9 - 13
14 - 19
CHAPTER IV
POLICY CONTROL BY THE URBAN COUNCIL
CHAPTER V
Brief description of the machinery set up by the Urban Council to exercise general control over re- settlement operations
FIRES, FIRE VICTIMS AND FIRE LANES
Account of the fires which took place during the year, the measures taken to rehouse fire victims and the clearing of fire lanes through the worst remaining squatter areas
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20 - 23
24 - 31
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