No_3_October_and_November_and_December__1951 — Page 63

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Typical floor plan illustrating the arrangement of the apartments in the three-storey buildings shown on the opposite page.

information as to costs.

During 1950 the first part of the Princess Elizabeth Housing Scheme was completed. This part comprises four blocks of three storey flats in Race Course Road. This portion of the Scheme was officially opened by His Excellency the Governor in the presence of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, at a ceremony held on the 6th of June, 1950. After this ceremony, which was witnessed by a large and representative gathering of the citizens of Singapore, the flats were inspected by all present.

In his remarks the Secretary of State for the Colonies said that these flats were something of which Sing- apore could justly be proud and that they compared very favourably with any workmen's flats which he had seen in the United Kingdom.

The seventy-two flats comprising this part of the Scheme are occupied partly by workmen nominated by the public and the Services of Sing- apore and partly by workmen taken

from the application register. The flats are let at $18 a month, which is a very preferential rate, the actual fair economic rental being twice as much.

The second portion of the Scheme at 9 mile Bukit Timah Road, the land for which was gifted by Credit Foncier, was commenced in the middle of 1950 and it is hoped that the Scheme will be completed by the

middle of 1951. This portion of the Scheme comprises 84 artisans' quarters and 84 workmen's flats and it is proposed that these should be occupied by workmen employed in the Bukit Timah district. This Estate will be known as "Princess Elizabeth Park" and will form the nucleus of an important residential area in the vicinity.

The estate which has an area of 124 acres consists of:

84

Single-storey

quarters.

24 3-bedroom flats.

60 2-bedroom flats.

18 shops.

artisan's

The approximate building cost, inclusive of site charges and services are as follows:-

Artisan's Quarters

$ 4,780.00

2-bedroom flat.

6,490.00

3-bedroom flat

7,780.00

1 shop.....

6,040.00

Total value of building

800,000.00

70,000.00

contract.

Sanitary & water

installation...

Electrical Contract 16,000.00 Sewerage works for total capac- ity of 1800 persons 181,000,00

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