CHAPTER XI
ORGANIZATION AND STAFF OF THE
RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION AND STAFF
98. The organization of the department as at 31st March, 1965 may be seen from the chart at Appendix IX. There are four divisions, describ- ed briefly as follows:
(a) the Estates and Areas Division, headed by an Assistant Commis- sioner and assisted by an Administrative Officer, is responsible for the management and administration of resettlement accom- modation which includes multi-storey estates and factories, and cottage resettlement areas;
(b) the Operations Division, headed by an Assistant Commissioner who is also responsible for general administrative matters, com- prises two sub-divisions, namely:
(i) the Clearance sub-division, under an Administrative Officer, which is responsible for the clearance of squatters into reset- tlement accommodation;
(ii) the Squatter Control sub-division, headed by an Administra- tive Officer, which is responsible for the control and preven- tion of new unlawful structures and for resiting operations;
(c) the Works Division, headed by a Maintenance Surveyor seconded from the Public Works Department, is responsible for mainte- nance work in resettlement estates, as well as construction and maintenance work in cottage and resite areas and the preparation of plans for cultivation clearances;
(d) the Headquarters Division, under the Secretary and Senior Execu- tive Officer (Accounts), is responsible for the internal administra- tion of the department.
99. Particulars of the establishment as at 31st March, 1965 are given in Appendix X.
100. There are 31 senior posts in the department filled by Adminis- trative Officers, Executive Officers, Senior Resettlement Officers and
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