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Mr hard

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Housing of squatters

You asked me

submission for

to draft a The Poude on the Governor's letters describing the

housing situation for squatters in the Colony.

The consulation of the various figures quoted by the Governor is difficull- and the position is not my clear. Prut it seems that there are

700,000 squatters at present of which 150,000 will be housed by 1976.

However, a plan to re-house one-quarter

3.

of the population in 6

Years is

30 vast that

it is probably be youd the physical resources of the Colony to make provision for a furttos half million people, Awl, as the Garmor says, not all squatters

want the reboused.

It is to be hoped Hard the Housing Board's recommendation to rehouse 1,040,000 people in six years will actually be carried out.

Draft submission and reply to the Governor (which SiL Mouson may wish to send) are attached for consideration.

مفسر

Kunie

1673/91

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