(b) African Labour
The African Labour employed was:-
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1,260
8,159
9,419
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126. The figures for Contractors' European and African staffs include those employed not only on land-clearing and construction work by John Mowlem & Co. Ltd., at Nachingwea, but also those employed by the other Contractors engaged in the Southern Province.
Mkwaya
127. One landing hard was in operation, and progress had been made in the provision of a second. Only one T Head pier had been completed: the stacking ground was unfinished. One of the two port workshops had been finished, and a Technical Stores building almost completed.
Mtwara Harbour
128. Towards the end of the year a serious shortage of labour in Mtwara, which had slowed up the progress of work, ended. The Contractors how- ever, were a long way behind their schedule. Food shortages in the area had also affected their timetable.
129. At the end of March, 1949, very little progress had been made on permanent work, and the situation was as follows:
Nature of work
Average Number men employed March, 1949
Per cent. completed to March 31, 1949
(a) Temporary Works
580
...
24
272
190
53
69889
95
87
60
85
99.5
•
1,119
37
0.7
i. Quarters, Labour Lines
ii. Slipway and Jetty
iii. Quarry and Magazine
iv. Blockyard, Workshop Stores
v. Temporary Water Supply
(b) Permanent Works
vi. Excavation
vii. Dredging
viii. Quay Wall
ix. Reclamation
x. Surfacing and Roads
xi. Sheds
xii. Rails and Fittings
(c) Other Work
xiii. Oil Berth
:
...
...
:
56
5
1,212
Railways
130. On the Mkwaya-Nachingwea section the laying of the line to Mtua, six miles west of Ruo, had been completed, making a total of 20 miles laid at the end of the year. The total length of the Mkwaya-Nachingwea section is approximately 94 miles of 1097 age
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