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- •• , .L .J "' To His E>ecellency Sir Patrick Renison, Knight Comman:iar o� the most ?iichael and Saint George, Governor and CoMri1aildcr in and over the Colony of British Guiana, Vice Ac.1:iiral of the same: &c • dist:nguished order of Jaint Le • &c • 1n .

:1ccordance with the provisions 49 of the Housinb Ordinance, Ch�pter 182, the following report upon the adr.ti.nistration and ?lanning Authority 1955, is submitted.
of the Central Housing for tho :-'.rear �nded 31st Dece.-oor, of Section At the beginning of 1955, the members of the Central Hous:..n.,.

and Planning Authority were:- .

i:::r. L. :auson, Corm issioner of Housing, Chairman.

::ise C-0rtie Coll.ins, ;1.1.c.

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G.A.R.

Far1uharson ii'.

Carl .�cCowan.

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Bt'istol.

The Hayer of Geor6eto•-m, The l'layor of 1lew A.lilSterdam.

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�{ranen bure, Hr .

H.C. Hugh, Ea.c.s., iIT.

C.H.

Poll._vdore, Mr .

M. 'i:arnalie.


ME8THJGS: Seventeen meetings -were held during ire year.

STA.,...F: r b.s in 1954 staff shm•m in the annual recurrent estimates under Central Housing and Plan !

'ri..ng Authority and sue leroonted by those under Head IX: Housing - used to carry out tre work of Develop.nent the Ho· sing Department.

Provision raf2 as follo�·s: Estimates ·,.,ere VI - Central Housing and Planning Authority: IX -Developrent ..::sti..7atos.

1 Ad.�ri.nistrative Assistant 1 Com.


'1issioner of Housing.

1 t.ssistant Accountant 1 Principal Administrative Officer.

l Senior Surveyor 1 Draughtsman 1 Senior Asst.

Draughtsman.

Clerical Establishment (7} 1 Building Inspector 2 HousLDg Supervisors 5 Drauinr; Office Assistants 1 �•:esse nger lAccountant 2 Class I Cler ·s l Clas,-II Clerk l Senior Clerical Assistant 2 Clerical Assistants 2 !1.rchit'ects.
1 Chief Draughtsman 2 .\ssistant Dr aughtsnen., IX -Deve lDprrent Estimates (cont'd) 1 Planning Officer 1 Ho1ising Officer l Executive 1 �uantity Engineer Surveyor •.

/2 •..••.. .. " • · o ~ '° 11GD - 2 Field Staff 1 Self- Help Ori:;uinser 1 Surveyor 5 Corro,mnity Or~anisers 1 Est.lte l'ianager 1 Assistant Organiser 1 Rent Collector 2 tfoman Housing 0ffiar s 20 Corm:,mi ty ?orernon .
The report an:i draft sche"e for development of the Greater Georg;eto·m Area defining the urban area and green belt received sore amendments to J..ts residential zoning.

site layont -plans in respect of undeveloped land in the urban area ·vere approved for the construction of 1,414 ·•orking class houses in the un{ermentioned locations :- ies :idcntial CaripbellvilJ.e Looge ~uirnvcldt La Penitcoce 200 262 932 118 A land use survey ,:as com.
enced and an up- to- date lan:i use map prepar-~d, in order that future layouts my be inte:;rated with e:~isting development .

PLANNHJG 3lQ.V~Y8: ing villages :- Plann:Lnt Surveys have bee, n completed for the follow (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Cumberlan:i~ ilitcrve~•1agt ing- Triumph ; i'fo .

79, Corentyne; Golden Grove - Nabaclis; Cane Grove~ Reliance to Anna Regina; Hibernai .
Sorie of this 1,ork was done at the request of Villar,e Councils uho are seeking planning advice on the future development of their villages.

Although this is most encoura- ing, the demand for such advice for oxceeds the departmant 1s capacity to s urvey the villaces and provide plans .
TON PI1.NS : the purpose of preparinr; the followin:, : Prelir:inary surveys and studies were coJ11oletcd for (i) ;fa•;• plan of Lethe m on the Britim Guiana - Brazilian border; (ii) Extension of the town of Heu Amsterdam; (iii) Extern ion of the town of lli.rtica .

The pre~aration of detailed plans is still in progress but rrelirn.nary layouts were prepared in order to y.-er-r:1:i.t urgent interim developrent .

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., • • 0 .o - 3 - REdIDEN"L~L SITE I.AY0LlTS : The follo,ling J..wouts were con~leted: 11Gl Caf1Dbel lvi lJe Lodge Gover~nt Officers ' l,luarters, D1Urban P~rk , 1:.lrnnaan Good Succe Lancaster Blygezil.,ht Ruiiweldt Sp:-in ... lands &rtica P.iblic i lorks Departncnt s Leonora lethem Lot 64 Land Scttl0rent: 0ane Grove 200 dwelling uni ts 282 17 30 Sl 72 932 72 92 15 79 J.1.~ 31 Sugar Industry La bocr Welfare Fund : Ruimveldt ll6 sum CetRAll:E On account of the acute houSJ.. n1 shortage the deci sion to suspend slum clcarunce mtil tl,ere .ras su!Jstantfol in c,..eas8 in housing a conr.odation continued.
Despite this, there are houses uhj_c:: have been decl.

:ired unfit for h , ian ha')itation and on ·1hic:.

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;r.~ orders have ½een placed by t e Local Author i t y .

1·lhen pre !7li.ses are vacated by tenants re - occupation ~,ill be orevented .

La Penitence Scher.a : The 100 Costello Houses which 11ere tu' lt by a contractor and the prototype were sold to ap;-,licants \·.ho 1-1ere in receipt of ~ncomes not exceeding $200 per month .

56 Walker pleted and occu~ied.


typ:l apartrre nts and 11.: cotta~s uere co:n Accom:-r.odatim was given to 171 famili es .

Carn~ vilJe • Contracts were a, ardod for tre construction of 200 houses for :orking clasf families in a portion of ~ection "H" Campbal lville .

Maintenance ~-,arks and netalling o.f roads continued in all other sectio:!1.s.
FINArGE : Funds approved for the Housing Programme in January 1954, proved to be inadequate to re ~t the te.rbet of 4,500 ho~ses set by the Ho 1Sing Advisers and had to be revised .

Approval t-ras houever , not obtaired for the revised expenditure of ')12,278 .

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This involved increases in capital as well as administrative expenses , of staff uas increased to 154. estim:l.tes for increases i~ both capital arrl other expemes were ap.Jt'oved in !Tove!l'lb~r, 1955, authority to spend was granted too late in the year to beef ective .

Recruiting of e::-..--tra staff had therefore to await action in 1956.

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lerentary and the ITI.U'lber EXP..::!IDIT"JaE: - ----- There has been no change in the financial policy outlined in the 1954 Report on which the housinb program.ie is based prior to the departure of the Housinr, Advisers .

The cost of additional staff over the figure re flected on the anmi.ally recurrent est:ir.lr.tcs contLl:es to be borne jointly by Colonial Developrent and ielfare Grant and British Gt'iana Revenue .
All capital e:~penditure on purchase and development of land and ho•· se construction has been borne equally bet•,,cen C .

D. and ,i. Gr-ant and loan Expendit1.ire .

Total actual expenditure during 1955 is set out in the at tached schedule .

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TS : 1 9 5 5 At the beginning of the year all of the 231 apartments were occupied.
During the year 38 tenants :-rere transferred to other apartnents outci de and within the Estate, 19 tenants bought houses built by Government arrl moved into them, 18 tenants vacated for various other reasons and 54 neu tenart s moved into Lainr, Averrue .

At the end of the year 172 tenants irere occupyinr; the apartments which uere origi nal]y allocated them.

COK:UNITY DRK: Social arrl recre ational activities were provided for the residents .
These to~kthe form of concerts, a fair a~d fete and parties sponsored by the Laing Avenue Sports Club.

Cinema Eh ows uere put on by the Governnent Information Services.

The British Guiana fo.litia Band provided :.rusic bimonthly .

A Co-operative Thrift and Credit JOCiety was formed and at the end of the year its membership included over 100 persons living on the Estate .

A branch of the Catholic Yo11th Organisation in the form of from among the children of the residents .
The a Girls Club was for!lBd Young Han ' s Christiari Association prov'_ded out - door recreation for .roung m0n and boys .

A Boy's Brigade Com9any was also formed .

Bretheren Church arrl the other by the Roman Catholic Church .

Two Sunday School Class uere run, one each by the Christian One apartment was en werted into a Clinic for mothers and babies for t' e Infant vlelfc.re arrl Mater ity league with quarters for a resident midwife.
_\ public telephone tooth and a post box were installed in the Estate .

HAINTSNI.NCE; The fencing of the last four blocks of flats was commenced and general repairs were carried out to keep the 3part!

'l'3nts in a habit able c ondi tior • STA?;?

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StoreJ was appointed to the vacant post of lstate t1anager, his duties comprising among others , the supervision of all maintenance 1ror1~ .

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Clarke:, a resident carried out the duties of Ranger .

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c. Fraser, a Wo1TJan Housin[; Of icer uas ass::..gned to investi •1r .

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Re~s , gate probl e:ms connected_ ui th tenan~y ~f the ~partr.1.~n~s .

Rent Collector, u1s assigned to this .

:!.state 1.n addition to his duties on other est,..,tes .

At the beginning of the year the 43 apartments uere all occup~ ed .
During the year t110 tenancies uere terminated, five te rants purchased houses built b~- the department and moved into them, seven tenants were transferred to apartments •rithin a rrl outside of the Estate arrl thirteen neu tenants uere given accomnodation in the J:st<>te .

corn;:unITY 1vORK : Tenants shared the social a nd corranunity ser vices of George tm-n .

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:, l_ .. 0 ' 0 .. • MAINTENANCE : - ~ - 11 n ""• .v' in a habitable corditior .
General repairs were carried out to keep the apartJTBnts In order to 111cet rising maintenance costs (including incr ,ased rates and taxes) the rents on -che 48 apartmert s 11hich were fixed during 19u.6 at $10 and '.,>12 for lowe r and upper apartments respectively 1-1ere increased to ,;,14; and ~16.

These rents are not econo::tic rents and are lo·,er than those charged for apartroonts 0'1:i. th fe·•nr a~1rnities on other housing estat"'s .
was made to construct these apartments since 1946 has been repaid .

No portion of cap tA.l and interest on the loan which .. ~atistics ., Building applications Thirteen hundred an:i seventy- four a :iplicat" ons ware exani.ned for development control and reported on .

These ap lications 1 rere con- sidered at t,11ent· - two r.ieetings of the Builu.inc Applications Cor.i:-:ittee of the Centr.11 Housj nc; and Planninc Aut -:ori ty .
Details are as fo].lo1-rs :- (a) rtesidentia 1 ruildings 1016 11G~l (b) Residential arrl com-er- cial buildings ( c) (d) (e) omrercia 1 building3 Ind'1strial buildings Public and institutional buildings Subdivision of lots Trade licen~es, pcr r.iis s ions to use pre mises and pernissions in principle 33 53 34 43 1179 91 104 D74 Of the total rrumoor of buildin 3 applications recc ived on]y eighty-six were rejected .
This ~s ::..ndicative that developers have grasped the requirerents of the Greater Georgeto1m Plan arrl proposals ~re now less in conflict.

Several apnlicants took ,3.dvantage of preli"'linary ad7ice freely offered by the deoortment .

other statistics showin:; the numbers of houses built in both urb.

:m and rural areas arrl a schedule of s:i:;ecial building apnlications referred for consideration of the whole Central Authority are shown in the appendices.
The report of the Director of J'i.udit is attached le reto .

Chairman Nomber Secretary .. (; G ' ..

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!-Ei·EITX III Special Ju.ildi~g Ap~Jications 1955 s.s.M.

Insannlly Nagoshuar Sharma F. Yong Kong T. lee J .

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De Souza :iohaJr-,d Yassin Ursula H. Dias E.D101iveira l Sons P. N. ,Telch &.

Sons Hubert Chang A. E. Hortley & Sons F~ri Prashad J.3.

Chow T. lee A .

G. and B. M. Whitehead Petroleum I1arketing Agencies Ess o sta niard Oil Residents of Croal Street .

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G. F .

Hesservy Khatoon l.. Sons Radika Seeram L .

Brathwaite Thomas A. Phillips Subdivision of~ lot 22 John ar.d Norton Streets, Ne,·burg .

Subdivision of lot 200 Barr Street, Kitty .

Enlarging business premises at Cummings Street .

Use of building at lot 344 Middle Streat as drug store.

Subdivision of N½ lot 3.>9 S~ Curnnings burg.

Subdivision of N½ lot 11 Camp and Norton Streets .

Suocivision of E~ lot 30 Norton Street, Neuburg .


Subdivi@ on of&: lot 2, George arrl t1orton Streets, •,Jew- bur ... .

Sul:xiivisio~ of lot 27 Forshaw 3trept, ';\ueenstm-m. Sub-division ::>f 27, Ch::rlesto1 m. Sub-division of S~ lot l4' Cooper Street, 1'.lbouysto•m.

Sub:iivision of lot 96, L~luni Street.

Use of buildin° at lot JlO, &st Street, for holdi~; church services .

Usinf, building at 5C> Louisa f.ow and Norton Streets, as a .~1osque .
Erectio~ ofch-relling house at s¼ lot 99 and S.3.i lot 114 or part 02 George Street .

Erection of gasolane filling station i.1.

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Go~ies prerri.zes • ia ter Street , North of Perreira Car park east o; service station in ma:~ket Square .

Resisting establishine of club at lot 51 Croal Street, Stabroek .

Add two - store~r ·rin;:; to ~nglican School Lodge .

Subdivision of d½ Jares and .B3.rr Ste .

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lbou;;s to· '11 .

Subr1ivision of s½ lot 1 2 F:ir st S. Light Streets , Al berttovm .
Subdivision of S~ lot 146 Crmm L Oronoque Streets , ,..l\leenstmm.

Subdivision of N½ lot 302 Ch'.l.rch Street, .Jueenstow"1.

/ 2 •••• .. " • 0 - 2 - Elma V. Schryver Director of Public ,Torks Ha.ry Guthrie Albert Gores J.C .

Luck T. Geddes Grant Ltd .

S .R.

Wiltshire, L Sons Dr. Tallim D.M.

Fernandes, Ltd. to Septe ml::er, 1955.

Proprietors, Londonburg Hotel.

Petroleum Harketing Agencies 117 ·1 Subdivision of s½ lot 162 Irving Street, ~iueenstown.

Resitin~ V..edical Stores at Fort Yard, ;{ingston.


Adding bedroom to building at lot 135, la Penitence .

Adding gallery to building at lot 124 Field 7, 3ed 1 0, La Penitence.

Siting secondary school, Lodge Housing :3:state .

Erection of Store at E½ Lot 17 Water Street, 0 • Cumingsburg .

Garabe for vehicles at lot 177, Garnett & Janes Streets, Albouystown.

&ection of Surgery at E½ lot 176, Waterloo Street, Georgetown.

Erection of shed at E½ lot 26, Hain Street.


Erection of hotel at 62 arrl 63 NaiJl Street, Cumr~1ingsburg .

&ection of filling station at lots 32 and 33 Robbstmm, Georgeto "1 .

.. ______ ___._ Financial Secretary Loan Ac count 1956 Rents Paid in Advance: • Wortmanville Housin"".

Schere Laing Avenue Flats 42 .

36.

- - Surplus as per Housing Revenue a/c.

Accumulated Sur>1lus and Deficit a/c .

HOUSING BAIANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEl-BER., 1955.

Assets $106, 556.

20 - 78.

49, 257.

36 1,734.


75 Housing Repairs and Maintenance Incorporated Trustees of the Church in the Diocese of Guiana Outstanding Rents 1954: Wortmanville H0 us ing Scheme Laing Avenue F1.a ts Outstanding Rents 1955: so.so 545.

66 Wortmanville Housing Schere Laing Avenue Flats 786 .

- 8,218.

26 / - -- -- 157,626.

31 Buildings and Erections: Wortmanville Housing Scheme Stoves in Stoc' Sundry DJbtors (for Stoves ) Treasurer Cash in &.n:~ $ 11, 099.

84 1,952.

16 626 .
84 1,952.

16 626 .

16 9,044 .

26 111,674.

91 59.

96 ~,707.

11 39.

60 18,462.41 $157, 626 .

51 CENTRAL HOUSJN(} AND PLANNING AUTHORIIT Uiairman ..... .

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A. Barrow e ere ax-y •• .

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HOUSJNG REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER , 1955 .

- - ~ -~ 0 • r Wortmanville Rousing Scheme and La.big Avenue Fla ts Rates and Taxes - Wortmanville Water Supply - Laing Avenue Insurance: WortmanvilJ e Housing Scheme Laing Avenue Flats Less Profit - Wortmanville Lease - Wortmanville Refund of Rents - Laing Avenue Housing~_:e_airs a/c (15% of Rents Collectible 1955).

~ $ 750.

- 2,149.

08 2, 899.

08 1,462.

50 Wortr.


:mville Ho'..lsine Scheme Lai.~g Avenue Fl~to 1,147.56 5,805 .

82 Deficit on 1954 Housing Repairs a/c To Balance ~ 1, 710: - 5,103.

73 1,436.

58 400.

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- G,953.38 12,456.59 49,257.

36 77,534.

64 By Balance Rents: b/f $30,969.54 Wortmanville Housing Scheme $ 7,650.41 Laing Avenue Flats Mis ce Hane ous Refund of Wages 38,705 .

49 46,355.

90 9.

59 .01 / HOUSING REPAIRS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER , 1955 To Bal ance Repairs, etc.
Less General - Wortmanville laing Avenue General - b/f ~ 12,456.

59 ;18,098 .

10 10.64 34.54 18.

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22 30,509.81 --- ---_-__ ::::::::-- By Contribution from Housing Revenue Account Deficit on 1954 Account By Balance 77,334.64 6,955.38 12,456 .

59 11,099.

84 30, 509.

81 - - -- 1179 . )

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Liabilities Assets - ""18,.. ;) ' j_ " • ~~ -«> .


Financial Secretary Loan Account 1956 Rents Paid in Advance: Wor tmanville Housing Schere Laing Avenue Flats 42.

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·- Surplus as per Housing Revenue a/c.

Accumulated SurT)lus and Deficit a/c .

,, • Examined Director of Audit .

1957.


Housing Repairs and Maintenance Incorporated Trustees of the Church in the Diocese of Guiana Outstanding Rents 1954 : Wortrnanville H0 us ing Scheme Laing Avenue Flats Outstanding Rents 1955: Wortmanville Housing Schene Laine Aven UE, Fla ts Buildings and Erections : Wortmanville Housing Scheme Stoves in Stoc~ Sundry Debtcrs (for Stoves) Treasurer CaJ h in Bar.

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so 545.

66 786.

- 8, 218.26 ">106,556 .

20 - 78.

49,257.

36 1,734.

75 157, 626.


31 ; 11,099.84 1,952.

16 626 .

16 9,044.26 111,674.91 59.

96 ~,707.

11 39 .

50 18,462.

41 $157, 626.31 CENTRAL HOUSING AND PLANNING AUTHORirY 0.1airman ••... • ~, ti,.

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A. Barrow e ere a:r-y ••••••••••••••••••• •• •• • •••••••••••••••• t Dated this 31st day of May, 1957.

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HOUSING REVENlE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDDJG 51s t DECEMBER 1 1955.
1 ""1('1'7 u • By Balance Rents: •• b/f $30, 969.34 $1,710: - 5,103 .73 Wortmanville Housing Scheme $ 7,650.41 Laing Avenue Flats 38,705.49 46,355.90 Mis ce llane ous Refund of Wages 9.39 .

01 • , .wortmanville Hous mg Scheme and Lai~g Avenue Flats • Rates and Troces - Wortmanville Water Supply - Laing Avenue Insurance: WortmanvilJe Housmg Scheme La.mg Avenue Flats Less Profit - Wortmanville Lease - Wortmanville Refund of Rents - L:l.ing Avenue Housing Rcp'.lir:, a/c (15% of Rer, _.s Collectib}e ~955).
-~ i 750.

- 2,149.08 2, 899.08 1,462.50 ""Jor L, _:~nv~· 17_,?

Hot:c ir,;- CF;.

... ~ ... - Lal •• 11.J,'.em·c Fl at,· J,147:)52 5,8,'S.S2 Deficit on 1954 Housi:-:J "·0f~ix._, a/1., To Balmice 1, 436.58 400.

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-· G, 95:~ ·rn l~,45G, 59 49, 257.36 77,334.

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/ HOUSING REPAJRS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEM.

!3~, 195f By Contribution from Housing Revenu~ Account D~ficit on 1954 Account By Snl a:,,:-3 77, 334.64 G,953.38 12,456.59 11,099.
84 ~J: 509.81 -- --- --- 6 Lese Gener al - Wo:;.·tr:.111ville I.:1ing Avenue General - To B~.lan ce :itepairs , etc.

b/f ·~ J 2,455 .

59 ~18 , 0J8 .

40 1(),64 34.51 J ~.

053.

22 3J,500 .

81