even thorough investigation still leaves the case in doubt and it is then referred to a senior officer for decision. A 'white card' (i.e. Resettlement Department temporary identity card) is issued to the head of each house- hold considered to be genuinely living in the clearance area. The 'Screening Unit's' work is now finished and the screening forms are passed to the 'Clearance Unit', which is responsible for the actual move.
17. About a month before the clearance is due to take place the Clearance Unit issues notices giving the date by which the squatters should register, the date on which they should move, the date by which their houses must be demolished, particulars of the type of accommoda- tion for which the family is eligible and the procedure to be followed. These notices are delivered personally by the Area Officers responsible for the clearance, who take this opportunity to explain to the head of each household what is happening and to answer questions. So import- ant is this personal contact that if a head of household is not at home the Area Officer will make repeated visits until he sees him. During the next four weeks the Area Officer has to be ready to deal with all kinds of requests and to help in solving personal and family problems. One of the points on which he has to advise is the type of business— shops, restaurants, workshops etc.—which are allowed in the ground floor rooms in resettlement estates and whether an Urban Council licence is required. If the business is one which cannot be allowed on the ground floor of a resettlement block the squatter may decide to change his trade.
18. By the end of the first week most of the questions have been answered and a great many personal problems have been solved or alleviated. By the second week registration is usually complete and all 'white cards', birth certificates, identity cards and other documents checked to ensure that no additions or substitutions have been made since screening took place. Each household is then required to produce a group photograph of all members of the family; when this is produced the head of household is given his letter of authority to enter a particular resettlement estate. During the third week a nominal roll is prepared showing the composition of each household and this, together with all the group photographs, is forwarded to the estate staff one week before the move, so that all rooms can be allocated in advance.
19. In the fourth week the move takes place. If the clearance is a large one as many as 1,000 persons may move in one day. Transport is provided both for the squatters themselves and for all their personal belongings. By this time they will have sold their structures to contrac-
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