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� i BRITISH GUIANA DBVE.LOPMENT PROGRAMME = = = = = = ::::: = = = = ========= PROGRESS .. ~~POR .

T for the Half Year ended 31st Tocember, 1960 --p,,,f ; .----------, • • : CON 'IFN 'IS : • • •'·----------- • GENERAL REVIEW • • • ••• ., .. , :•'• IQ AGRICULTURE Staff Training �tstiS?Xl.� ,.

••• -Central Agricultural Station Station Exper:iment Hosororo S tation -Ebini Livestock Livestock Station -St. Ign atius .

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GE OLOGICAL SURVEyS •• • • •• •• • VII.

HEALTH •• • ••• VIII.·· HOOS ING • •• IX.LAN US AND MINES • • • x.LAND IE VELOFMEN T.. � • • 0 0 •• • • a ••• • • 0 XI.POST OFFICE 0 • • XII.PUBLIC WORKS 0 •• XIII.TRANSPORT AND HARBOURS XIV.MISCELLANEOUS • •• xv.RURAL SELF HELP ••• XVIo S(X;IAL WE;LF.ARE •?.
XVII.LCCAL GOVERNMENT · • •• XVIII.»IBRINDIAN DEVELOFMENT XIX.TCXJRISM XXo FOREST • • 0 • •• • •• • •• ••• • •• " .. ••• • • • ••• APlENDIX - FlNANCIAL STA'JEMENT """I--- Canpiled in the· Finance Secretariat, Georgetown.

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REVIEW ... ====== A. FJNANCIAL Expenditure on I:evelopnent Projects for the last half year (July - Tocember) of 1960 of the new 1960-1964 Develoµnen t Programme amounted to $9.

&m. which together with the exi::enditure of $5.9mn.

:in the first half year brought exi::endi­ ture for the year to $15.7mno Expenditure was $3.1Lmn.

quarter ended 31st December, $6.66nn.


for the quarter ended 3eth September and for the last Details of expenditure for the year are given in the Appendix to this Repo!'t.

Drainage and Irrigation ($5.0nn.

), P ublic Works ($3.Ymn.

), Transport and Harbours ($1o5mn.,), Post Office ($101mn0), Agriculture ($00&m.

), Geologica l Surveys ($0.6nn.

), Housing ($0.5mn.

), Land Develoµnent ($o.4mn.

), Health (o.3mn.)

and Lands and Mines ($o.2mn.)

$15.1mn, for the year 19600 accounted for $1 L.1mn.
of the expenditure of I !

( The table bela-J shows the quarterly rate of expenditure in 1960 with corresponding figur&s for 1957, 1958 and 1959, Quarter Jan uary/March April/June July/September Cb to ber /Da c ember 1957 iim: 2.7 4i,5 4o3 6.8 1958 inn: 1959 inn.

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1 5.2 s.1 6.5 2.4 5,2 5.6 6.2 1 8Q3 20.9 19.4 1960 � 2.24 3.66 3.14 6.66* 15o7 * Expe nditure for 1956 was $200S,in.

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.. --· -000000--- B.WORK PROGRESS Developnent of the coconut industry continued and at t h,::, end of �:S!��li�!�= the year the establishment o f nurseries at Suddie, Essequibo Coast and at Wh:un, Corentyne Coast was canpleted.

62,157 seedlings were distributed the half year as compared with 73,888 in too first half.

Maintenance and propogation plants were propagated, were 19,998 available for distrib�tion.

20,874 basketed, 8,874 distributed to farmers and there .
continued on all cocoa stations and during the half year 25,856 during Satisfactory progress was made at all stations.

At Hosororo of the 26½ 19 acres were ple.

:,;itGd -with acres of land cleared an additional the e nd of the year there were over 2 ,ooo orange plants ready for· diswibution in the citrus nursery.

The major developnent works which remained to be com­ pleted at St. Ignatius included the fencing of the Jawari outstPtion con struction of a n ew workshop.
The construction was among ·the works canpleted.

At the end of the year the herd at the station totalled 47311 At Ebini the weighbridge lyo At, the Central Agricultural to the Stockfann was canpleted and underground electrical wiring for the Compound started.

Fxper:iment on planted pastures continued.


was received and should beferected short­ Sta tfon, Mon Re pos the extension hf water pipes and the of the three type 107 houses oo.qoa cloneso At All field work on the soil survey of the Tapakurna Area was canpleted' and a start made on the survey of t he Port Mourant Backla:r.i.ds �-Preparations band for the ccrnmencement of the United Nations Soil Survey Project.
Work on the ·Tappa Area continued� were in ;Fencing •• •• j_/ '7 Fencing was canpleted at the Fish Culture Station at Qwerwagt• Ilur:ing the half year 26,099 fish were introduced fran the sea., 306 sped.mens "?

"ere •.fi!l clipped for growth rate studies, 52 dissections made and some 182 sets of juvenile shrimp and fish samples were collected 0 .

Continuous and complete :records of all data at the Station were maintained, - r:~· Q.in1_1!.!!~'!

:i2U= Work on the clearing of bush in preparation for the .
preliminary survey for the construction of the airstrip in the Kaieteur Area was started.

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·• Drainage and Irrigation: Steady progress was made on all ·works in the Black Bush Pofa~r-ltrea-aespfte-heavy rainfall during the half year and ,a two-oay_.strike 'in !
:ecernbero At the end of' the year the construction of bridges was completed at Lesbeholden and Mibikuri and stabilisation of Intersettlenient roads were completed iri the Mibikuri/,Joanna Area to the centre of Joanna and 3 ,ooo feet in the Yakus.ari ' Areao Minor· works continued.

in t,he East Demerara area progressed sa tis factorilyo Work on the Boerasirie ;E'roject was a1rnos t completed.

The Minor D:;-ainage ·'.rhe Works Programme new pane 1 at La Jalousie was 90% cc:mpleted and raising of dams 20%.
Earthworks were 90% cc ..... pleted at La Retraite.

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on the excavation of the· e:?.st and west side lines at Rosehall and on similar work : ~t Fyrish.

Work on the Manchester East Trench was a]Jllost completed.

if.t• .. _., In Berbice ·satisfactory progr-es~ w,as maintained .

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Topographic surveys of the Mahaica/Berbice Area were canpleted to the , Mah:aicony River, The survey of the Canje River continued.
The stage and rainfall recorders continued to be operated and maintained in the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary It is proposed to establish similar· stations at Torani and Marao and Canje Rivers 0 . '

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At the end of the year three schools were completed in Demerara· viz.

Craig, Leid ge and the extension of Enmore Government, and t-wo in Berbice viz• St. Patrick's, Canje and Fyrish Congregational.

The schools at Good Hope, East ~nk Essequibo and Resource and Cantnons No.
2 Canal, Wg,t Coast, Berbice were 90% completed and one at Fort frdnance 50% completed.

Furniture was supplied to ' iJ,;e n ty--.n:ine schools • :1, The prefabricated frames for the secondary school to be erec t"'d a·t .

Anna Regina were ordered.

The construction of domestic and handicraft centres continued, and at the end of the year one was completed, three over CO% completed and con..; tracts awarded for four.
Ir.lcitJ.~ki_~ug__£:tt<;Li.~~: Loans made and repayments received by the Cred;i.t Corporation during the half-year totalled $1,630,884 and $1,378,914 respectively~ ' '~~ Geol.og:tcal Surveys: All field expeditions returned to Georgetown early Iecember af'ter-about"".i\j\'.ir-fo five months in the Interior.
The Geologists who went into .tm .Pakaraima Mountains collected additional samples of aluminium laterites for chemical analysis and a great deal of valuable regional geological mapping, which was aided by aerial photographs, was also carried out.

A fairly accurate picture of the distribution of the basic igneous rocks and erosion surfaces on which these deposits occur will soon be available.
,.,, ti~~!~us The -Cottage Hospital at Leguan was ccrnpleted and those at Leonora and· Mahaicony were 70% and 90% c01npleted resp:ictively.

Construction of health centres progressed satisfactorily and at the end of the year five were completed in Demerara, six in Berbice and four in Fssequibo.

Five mortuaries were completed and work on the Doctor ·!s quarters at Mahaicony was in progress.
Lands and Mines: Due to unfavourable weather conditions dur:mg the half year ;niy-b;ro-b-squire miles of territory were photographed.

!.~129.-~~!~!£.~~~: and thirteen acres of bush were cleared and sixty-three farmers were allocated holdings of appro:rlrna tely 17½ acres each.

and thirty-nine acres of additional land were cleared for rice at Reliance and eighty-nine at Bush Lot.
At Vergenoegen one hundred and riinety ... three rods of the Barnwell Drainage Canal were excavated and nine hundred and thir~y-two rods., _o~ the In the northern section of the Lesbeholden Area eight hundred In the Essequibo a total of two hundred ,., .. , ,' ;New., co New.

Greenwich Park Irr i gation Canal and eight hundred and sixteen rods of the New Barmell Drainage Canal were clearedo At Mara work on the laying out of drains was started and some four hundr ed rods of roadway were metalled.
At Garden of Eden sixty ... four acres of land were cleared and thirty one acres planted by the settlers.

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:L~!fi~: The Exchange Build:ing at Mahaicony was completed while doors and windows are to be f itted and painting done to the one at Anna ::Eoeginao Installation of automat ic exchange equipnent was completed at Skeldon and started at Mon Repos.
All radio installations were almost completed, ·., Public Works: Reconstruction of the East Bank Road continued and at the ;;;d-;-.f-tJ;;··year approximately five miles of road were sand-asphalted o Surveys of t he Parika/tfakouria and Potaro/Lethem Roads were completedo In t he Sea and River Defence Programme 18,600 feet of earth embankment, 6,570 feet Of boulder and reinforced concrete walls, h,430 feet of .

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, forced concre '..,e wave screens, and 5,920 feet of boulder groynes were completed and 4,150 feet of exis t ing earth embankment were reconditioned and strengthened.

The emergency work started at Buxton arr1 Vigilance in 1959 was completed and the entire sea defence in theat'f'a reconstructeclo The Dutch Consulting Engineers (DELFT) commenced investigation of the Georgetown Bar.
Four overhead tanks and pumping · installations were completed, 1 5B s l;and pipes put down in various parts of the Colony while 7 ,27 miles of old pipe lines were re laid .. ltan~ort and Harbours : The reconstruction and extension of the Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop Ferry Terminals continued.

Tmprovement works were carried out a t Morawhanna Stell inge The installation of the new engine for the Me1Vo ''Bad.ma" was compl eted and the veEsel put into service.
W0rk on Bridge Noo 75 on the East Coast Railway was ccrnpleted and work started on Bridge No.

53 on the West Coast Railway.

Rehabilitation of tracks was completed on both railways.

Miscellaneous: The construction of the Government Recording Studio at D 1Urban Pi;f-;;;-c~pleted.

~~t~l ... ~~1f_tl~1E= At the end of the half year 34 schemes estimated to cost $86,037 e'79 and involving Goverrment gran-t of $65,673076 had been approved.
Amerindian Develoµnent : In the Ktn11aka/Quebana area the road was cleared to tfie-f5-mfie-p0Ie-and-1n the Rupununi work on the road between Aishalton and Klarandarna n was in progress c, A pprox:i.mately 93 acres of land were cleared and seven acres put under cultivation in the Paruirna Valley.

In the Moruca Area courses were held in dressmaking, boat building and cookingo The Res t Shel ter at Anna Regina was completed and the Officer 1s hous e at Or-ealla aJmos t ccrnpletedo ... -eoo-- 4.

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., .. At tne end of tqe year there were fourteen students in training at the Eastern Caribbean Fann Institute.

Seven of them are on the 1959- : 1961 course and the ·others on the 1960-1'962 course.
· latt.er is one Prison Officer who is being trained for service with the Included in the Prison Department~ STATICNS: ====== 2c Central Agricultural Station • The extension of water pipes to tre Stockfarm was completed, and the underground electrical wiring for the Compound started o Arrangements were also in hand for extending electricity to the Stockfarm, a distance of some two miles, 'Iwo new pens, one of them an Arcon building an1 the other a worJen structure were almost completed 0 This additional space is required for the new calves which are due to arrive fran the United States as well as for the annnals of the Dairy Expansion Scheme.
The erection of the new laboratory is expected to camnence early .\ in 1961 • Three new N Oo 35 Ferguson tractcrs were received on the Stationo ~._ '' Hosororo Experin.ent Station - ~i~~~: Planting was carried out in the 26½ acres of forest land cleared during the first half year., At the end of the year 19 acres were planted, six of which ware l:imed and the remainder treated with "12-9-611 fertiliser at 4oz, per pla&t.
in the 13 a.ere section and Gliricidia, Red Cedar and Lnortelle in the six acre section as shade trial.

The 5 acre plot which was planted il,l 1958 ~nder planted shade was maintained · and growth of plants was g9od.

· , The .· Li acre plot planted in 1958 under natural shade w.:is weeded and ·limed arrl fertilised with n12-9-6" fertiliser at ½ lb 9 per plant.
All dead plants -were replacedo Jinmortelle was planted as $hade Q.,Q.f:[e,~: Corn reaped from the 8 acres of swamp empoldered for coffee yielded l.1.0 bags (180 lbs.
net), Interlot drains 2r x 2 1 were dug at, •.,3 __ -i•o1 ,-,1nt ,ori'e1.ls o The four varieties of coffee which will be plant,ed when the area is cleared are Liberica, Robusta, Arabica anq Blue Moun-tain coffee, , .. ~ \ Citrus: The ten acres of Valencia oranges planted in 1959 a'nd the five acr~s-planted in 1958 were weeded and limed and fertilised with "12-9-6n fertiliser at ½lb.

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The cover crop of Kudzu planted in the 10 acre section and of the Locu.ntu grass in the 5 acre section were growing wello Seventeen replacements were madeo The nursery was extended and now has over 2,000 plants ready for distribution.

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: Plants w-ere fertilised.

Livestock: Eleven piglets .from the Demonstration Unit were· distributed-to-fanners.
fil:lilsiiug~: A square spray bed 39 '6" in length for "cocoa plants (output about 6,000 plants per month), office and storeroom 15 1x20 1,1 a ferment:ing shed 12 1x8r, one hardening shed 34 1x60I and a semi-hardening shed were constructed during the half""'Year.

A concrete · c'istern, :internal measurements of 25 'x16'x8', and capacity 20 JOOO .gallons w.as built for storing water for use in the dry season.
E,:.~~cj_~: Roads cleared to the new fields arrl also across them were surfaced with laterite and colas.

A road to the gasolene bond was also cleared, /.Lives tock.

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was received and should be erected shortly.

1L~~~~~12~~J;.~_E:!.c:.11~~1-~a~~~:':.~:- Approximately 35 acres of land were planted with Paugola grass• A tropical variety of Alfalfa was also t riedo Fertiliser trials continued with satisfactory results.
Improvements were made in same on the old pasturesof mixed sp:3cies.

..... 1:1~~-t,Q~~: The general -heal th oT the animals was good.

The calf crop has been unsatisfactory.
A third grazing trial on Pangola grass canprising 43 s·teers was started in July and the results at the end of the year were most encouraging., A large mnnl::er of heifers were weaned• Two of the newly :imported bulls were mated to station bred heifers , a Santa Gertrud:Ls to half-bl'•ed San ta Gertrudis females and a Red Brahman to Sa.hiwal females CJ The Red Brahman bulls are being used because of the difficulty in securirtg related Sahiwal bulls, and also because they are somewhat ' sirnilar in tyre• Jamaica and Cambridge University about the biopsy samples of' liver cirrhosis and considerable infonnation has already been obtained about the incidence of the disease and aoout the c~anges taking place in the liver.
Subdivision of large paddocks into smaller units to be used as bull paddocks were completed, Iliscussions were held with tha histologists at Collection of data in connection with liveweight changes of breeding cows on range and on :improved pastures continued.

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Ignatius - Q.:r,c]..~§_: A further 20 acres of pangola planted and fertilised with the application of 2· cw-ts.
of a 2 :2 :1 mixed fertiliser were dcing well~ Pangola grass already established were growing well but suffered during the dry spell towards the end of the year (about fifty days) and little grazing was possible.

Almost the whole area of the station was burnt by Indians 0 paddock, were also burnt maliciously thus causing ruin to these plots.
The grass l and exper:iments, insice a fire break and fence in Juga Other Crops: Exper'iments on the fertilisation and cultivation of corn contniii6a-ana at the end of the year the corn was harvested.

The major results showed a deficiency of phosphate.

Little difference was caused by the spacing tested and no difference between the two local types Three introduced varieties were dis appointing!)
The citrus planted in the Takutu River Bank responded well to daily irrigation while trees which were no t i r rigated, died.

Coconuts and oil palms were seriously affected by drought., Livestock: ·culling and redistribution of breeding herds were compl eted.

--At-the-end of the year there were nine single sire breeding units in additj_on to other herds.
The condition of the t-a'btle i.tnproved~ Thir t y-six calves were born during the half"'"'Year while there were seven deathso Fifty-nine an:imals were sold/slaughtered and at the end of the year the herd totalled 473.
The death of seven horses reduced the number to 550 Buildings and Fencing: A new corn stone arrl saddle room were constructed near to the new corrals and calf pen which were built at tre same t:imeo Further work was completed in the corrals at the Central out station and new ones constructed at Jawari outstation.

Fencing of the range into breeding paddocks was ccrnpleted and a start made in -putting proper gates and approaches where necessary.
· Fencing of about 300 acres of improved pastures was in progress at Jawari outstation.

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I~s.~~: At the end of the half-year the field work was completed and a start made on the writing of the report.

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: J further visit was made to this region in an attanpt to.select an area .within the region for land settlement purposes.

Investigations were centered ' in the country around th3 Velgraad Airstrip.
A report on this visit is, however, not yet available.

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United Nations Special Fund Project: Fxtension· of the Chemistry .. : Laboratory~!n-order-to-accaiimoctate•tneunrtect Nations staff who are due to canmence operations early 1961 , was almost completed by the end of the yearo A parking shed has been provided and extra parking space made · available.
~R~:- 9a 2£,coa Develoeen~---- Work on extending the Propagating Unit at Hosororo was started inSeptember and at the end of the year the spray beds, storeroom., hardening floors and a small fermenting shed were completed and four hardening floors under construction, At Atkinson Field 5,246 square feet of sandcrete floor were cast and an artificial dryer was under construction, A t9tal of 8,570 plants of the varieties s.c.A.6 and s.c.A.12 were distributed and 25,900 were on the hardening floor.
, At La Belle Alliance propoga tion work was temporarily suspended due to lack of storage space and arrangements had to ½e made to transfer the plants for distribution to other centresQ 1 ·· During the half year 35,856 plants were propogated, 20,874 basketed, 8.,876 distributed to farmers and 19,998 were available for dis ·tributiono Coconut Developnent - Selection and Propogation: The collection of nuts for propoga- tion in mirseries-contffiuea-ffom selected blocks at Chapnan Grove !I Spring Hall, and Cane Grove Estates on the East Coast., Demerara.
Good quality nuts were selected for propogationa • damage was done to seedlingsi due to the long distance they were transported in lorries on rough roads.

established at Suddie, Essequibo Coast and Wh:im on the Corentyne o Puring the half year 80% nuts were sent to the nurseries in Essequibo, Berbice and Corentyneo In order to reduce damage nurseries were In Essequibo and Perbice considerable ~, :i2:h~~:s~e~~!
!21,1_2,f_~~~s.ling~: During the half year seedlings were distributed as shown in the table below, Month -~.

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_., July Augu.st September Cbtober/ December Total January ... June 11 .,QOO 2,000 - J,000 16,coo 21 ,5oo 772 20B 400 8GO 1 ,85~ 765 480 16,000 6.,60') 100 5,220 12,400 2,172 8,315 35 '1 00 45 180 ,9 3313 564 1 f.2 24,660 27 ,21 2 254 -~9 ,667 ' ,;145 .
989 '· 21 , 750 62,151 : 73,788 Total for Year 3?,500 2,334 32.,975 62 .,312 81 8 135 ,?3, t I" /5.

FIS~Rms ••• ... , ~ .. / 7. buring the half year most of the major developnent works at Onverwa gt were completed and routine observations of records continued at the stati ono An evaporimeter was established at the station, This records the loss of water by evaporation and temperature figures were taken.

Three feet of the koker channel were qleared of silt.
As a result th~ tide is more r ead i ly acc essible to the ponds for a longer tjme.

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the half year 26,099 fish were introtjuced from the sea, 462 fin clipped for gra,rth studies, 52 dissections were made, 182 jnvenile shrimp arrl fish samples collected and.
99 lbsc of fish valued $50o40 were solde There were specific introductions of fingerling fish caught in traps and nets and stocked in pondsci The most abundant fish type was mullet with younger croakers and snook also present, 857 pounds of quer:iman, mullets and bashaw wer e lost during the hot August dayso The erection of the Kings tr and Aluminium house for the foreman was ccmpleted and burning of heaps for the surfacing of t½e access road to the dtation almost ca~pleted.
Fencing of the station was also completed.

The film prepared by the Goverrnnent Information Services on the work at the Station me t with an enthusiastic reception wherever it was shown particularly in the surrounding areas.

It was released at a t:ime when the Tilapia which have been established in the swamps of adjacent vill ages were providing ample harvest .of fish for hundreds of persons.
bu.ring one of the afternoon·rs operations it was found that about 400 pounds of fish were collected from the swampland of three villageso Since these fishes were all Tilapia it has helped to conf:irm the value of this fish in such a.l"eas.
A class was held for 13 interested fanners from various coastal parts of the Colony who have similar lands for fish culture as Onverwagt11 --~00-- IL, CIVIL A VIA TI CN :Improvement of Interior Cammunications - Work on the clearing of bush was started in preparation of the preliminary survey of the Kaieteur Area.

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DRAlliAGE AND IBRIGATICN 1 C BLACK BUSH FOLDER: ========= Progress of Work - Steady progress was maintained during the half year in spite of heavy showers anc~ a two~ay strike staged on tre 7th and 8th De cember over conditions of employment, At the end of the year the si tuation was back to normal.
Lesbe holden - Five rice combines were used on harvesting the fir st rice crop and the drilling of~ borehole for drinkins water was put in operation by the Pure Water Supply Ibpartment, A cattle bridge was • cons t ructed over the distributary at the head of the main drain.
Mibikuri, Joanna and Yakusari - A cattle bridge was constructed over the north branch cana l at the head of the Mibikuri main drain and the banks of t he outfall section of this drain were triln.m ed.• Shaping of the Joanna, Mibikuri distributary, f'rontland sections and fairweather dams and the placing of boxes were completed.

Work was also carried out on the ~and pit 1 collector drain and the fstop off' in the Joanna/Mibikuri dis tributary was excavated and the bankS built up.
Hand shaping of distribu tary banks and trimming of the banks of the outfall section of the Joppa main drain wer.e carried out.
/Intersettlement •• o s. Intersettlement Roarl ,- In the Mibikuri/Joanna Area tre ~tabilisc1,tion of the road was ·canpleted to the centre of Joanna and the wearing course a1most completed, Work on the completion of the bridge approaches waa In the Yakusari Area about 3 ,ooo feet of roadway were stabilised~ in progressc Head Re~lator s - The last of these five structures were substantially competed 0 "( 2, BCJERASIRJE FX'IBNSICN PROJECT: - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
= At the end of the half year the only work outstanding was the completion of brirlges in the West Bank Essequibo area and the extension of the cut-off bank at the southern end of the 1-roir • 3a TAPAKUMA PROJECT: --======= Eild;I':!~E: Plotting of all surveys to a scale of 1 :1 0,000 proceeded., A survey of the site for the new Dartmouth/we stbury sea sluice, wal~~-over surveys of the facade .
drain between La Belle Alliance and Sanerset/Berks and the replotting of the main canal were completed, &c4.t2l~~: Routine records were maintained and samples tested, The camp and hydrological stations were put on a care arrl maintenance basis pending the award of the contract.

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: Reconditioning work and grading of dams were :,, East Demerara .- completed, West Demerara ~~9.~2£_:[Q.,£~~~l~cl i!~b£12;~ie: The new panel at La Jalousie the raising of dams were 90% and 20~ completed respectively.

Den _;mstel: Earthworks were virtually completed and the blmr-out boxes consti=uctect:--The construction of the intake was 80% ccmpleted and contracts for panels awarded• ·' or{.

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1 .• Completed o "~ La Re-traite: The northern facade trench and sideline were completed also excavation of 1 ,600 feet of the western s-upply trench and 5,287 feet of the southern sidelines and work on the south.

ern facade trench was started.


At the end of the half year 95% of earthworks were completed and work on other structures was in progress, Berbioe Rose hall: Sa tis factory p::-ogress was maintained on the excava tion of ti;-e;st-and west sidelines, .. ~~~£~~~~~~~~h~~~~~: The Manchester east trench was virtually completed and preliminary work was put in hand for the installation of a new check in the Lancaster watercoursea U!.
:h~h: Work on the Fyrish north facade, · courtlands facade, Fyrish west and a part of Fyrish east waa canpleted.

Excavation by drag• line showed satisfactory progress, /5 • TOPOGRAPHIC• •• • 5.

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Mahaica/Perbice: Six survey parties were engaged on the engineering surveys of the frontlands and at the end of the year had r e ached the Mahaicony Rivero Canje River: The survey continued.

At the end of the half year there wer e four parties in the field.

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HYDRffiRAPHIC AND HYJJROLOGICAL SURVEYS: --================= The stage and rainfall recorders continued to be operated and maintained~ It is f~oposed to discontmue discharge measurements at Manaribisi and to take measurements approximately 12 miles upstream at Friendship and also to establish two stage recorders at Torani and Mara.
The hydro-electric guaging stations at Kamari Falls, Cuyuni River; Great Falls, Demerara River; Tiboka Falls, Mazaruni River; Itabru Falls, Berbice River and Tnmatumari Falls, Potaro River will be operated and ma intained on contract by the Demerara Bauxite Campany.

TORAN I AND BL~ K IIJ Routine maintenance of both regulators were carried out.
Rubber water seals were fitted to the gates · of the Head Regulator and a metal walk""\lrny erected across the Tail Regulator, A metal stairway leading to t.he water pump at the Head Regulator was built and a step--down transformer 'installed at the Tail Re guJ.a tor.

Weed killing was'successfully carried out between miles 1 - 5.
The uffice and Guest House c"ompounds were weeded., · Renewing · of the roof to the kitchen, bath and toilet, mesh windows, front s tairway, and dismantling of the ceiling were carried out to the Guest House, l!iles5 _ - 7~ Work on the excavation of the north and south banks progressed steadily and satisfactorily.

The average working of the each of the two draglines be ing about sixty-five cubic yards per hour.
During the half year about 1 rJ7 ,278 cubic yards of earth were removedo Construction of two prefabricated hous e s were completed and both f encedo ... -~ooo- Iv.

EDUCATICN FRJMARY SCHOOIS: - --;------ Essequibo GibsQn-Fishe:r _ - Golden Flaa ce St. _John_Ba12tist Ang.licau_- bart;i.ca •• Progress.

Contract awarded, Contract awarded, ll I I e 90% Completed, Painting i1 Demerara •.
G.t:.ai..r,_QQY~r.ooe.u.i , o :§.c:.~~-li'l;im1L~!<i~-QQY~:C.~8_Qi • • • • ~.£1g_~_Q£Y~r~~ll~ • o Enmore Government (Extension) ~~------~-------- •• • , Completed and occupied.

Contract awardedo Completedo Completed, /Berbice • •• 1 o. JI ·1) Berbice I~ School of Resurrection West ----------------------~----- Coaat •• •• '<.1 ,, ~ • .

~J,1, , ... :J 0 • ., , .

0 II Contract awarded.

•• •• Eath Goverrment ----~-----.,.--~ E-:o.:i~u_Congr:egational •• Fort 0:-dnance ------------- E.~source and Commons No.
·2 Canal -------------~---~~-------~---~' w.e.~t-Qaa~t •o • • to ~- I) • St. Patrick's Ganie e& -------------i----~- Leeds Anglican Corentyne ---~----------1-------~-- Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder ----------~------------------- • • Orealla.

Corenwe •• 0 .

•• oe Tender unacceptable.. To -be re-advertised.

Tenders invited • Ccmpleted • 50% completed• 90% completed.

Painting in progress" Completed.

Contract awarded.

Work in progress.


Contract awarded • Contract awarded~ Furniture and Equipnent: During the half year furniture was supplied to twenty-nine schools in an effort to relieve shortages,.

These included Craig Goverrnnent, Greenwich Park, Government, Fyrish Congregational arrl St. Patrickrs Anglican.

Tenders were invited and awards made for , furniture to the value of $35,012 •.

40.
40.

2 • POST PRlMARY SCHOOLS: -=--======= Drawings for the school to be erected at Anna Regina continued and prefabricated frames were ordered.

· ;, · DCMFSTIC SCIFNCE AND HANDICRAFT CFNTRF.S: -----======-======== At the end of tl:"e year cons true tion at Tain Centre had ,been completed.

The Centres at Rosignol, Arthurville and Betervarwagting were So% completed and 10% of the work was completed at Ce..ne Grove and Enmore.
Contracts awarded for those at Fort Ordnance, Rosignol, Vergenoegen and Anna Regina.

~r 4.

PRil'IARY SCHOOL SANITATICN: =--=--=-=====- ~.

;, Sanitation work was campleted for Diamond Government School.
· v. INDUSTRY AND CREDITS (FJNANCE) Credit Corporation - Loans made and repayments received by the Credit Corporation during the half year were as follows: Loans Repayments No, Amount ($) Amount ($) AGRICULTURE nousnrn - PUBLIC OFF OFFICFRS - OTHERS JNDUSTRY FISHJNG LOGGING FOOD PRODUC TICN LCDAL AUTHORITY 1 87 45 287 27 2 - 17 - 465 ,, ,.

_, 3fl 51199 282_.101 5l9 ,2 80 249,944 8,951 43 255,366 ... '#· 1,630,884 .

.. ' 299j458 227,119 449,717 1.39,798 8,664 265 244,689 9 .. 204 1 ,37 8.,914 /VI.
_ GE OLOG ICAL • • • ·' 11 • \ VI.
GEOLOOICAL SURVEYS In the North West District mapping and Field Work - All field exp:iditions returned to Georgetovm in Iecembero The metased:irnentary rocks of tre Waini area, Cuyuni River and of the Mazaruni River were examined by a Senior Geologist and two Geolog:Lsts and part of the lower Puruni River was mapped 0 One Geo1ogist mapped and prospected the country between Siparuni Head and the Ireng River and another mapped the Chiai areao prospecting were carried out in the Bar:i.ma area where small occurrences of nicke 1 and · cobalt were previously dis covered.
· Soil samples were being examined in the chemical laboratory in a further attempt to assess the :importance of the depositso A field observer conducted a·n expedition into the Wakawakapu Creek area in order to cut lines and prospect the streams for gold and diamonds• Gold was found in several streams and diamonds have since been found by local prospectors who followed the lines cut, by thfa surveye The same survey party also cut a trail from the Mazaruni River, above Apaiqua, t o the top of the Pakaraima excarpnent east of Sakaika Fallv This trail will be completed early in 1961 and will then aper:- a new rou te to Ekereku diamond field, where a large number of pros .. pectors are concentrating their efforts, The distance from the mouth of the Wakawak:apu Creek to Sakaika will then be about 30 miles when the trail is comp l eted.
Laboratory Work - The work carried out during the half year included:- Heavy mineral separations and sieve analyse·J •·• Bauxite analyses eo Vther analyses •• Thin sections o• Ana l yses for private parties• 43 658 .

3 535 8 Drawing Office - At the end of the half year 2 ,61 8 amonia prints were made ., 1 00 tracings in black and white done , and over 40 prints hand coloure d " Tracings were also hand coloured and negatives of maps made.
Librar, - During the half year the number of books~atalogued totalled 7 ,1J3 ~16 new accessions were made, and 368 books were loaned to members of the staff 0 The number of publications cyclostyled and distribu ted by sale or free exchange was:- Bulletins Annual Reports Mineral Resou~ces Pamphlets Maps Other Reports Miscellaneous O• I) 0 oo •• 0:, It.
235 480 423 54 2 255 The bibliography of the mining and geology of R·i tish Guiana was completed and work in progr-ess 0-..1 the writing of short explanations or abstracts to 'Thrn new publications were issued viz : 11 The Report on accompany each titleo the Geological Survey Tupartment for 1960,"and nrnter-stratal Flow an<.

: Convolute Folding" written by Dr. E. Williams.

Tra1:.

".1ng - Ten lecturers on elementary geology and prospecting were conducted.
by the Senior professional officers for the benefit of the junior staff• Buildings ... Extensions to the three officers r quarters in the Compound were completed and a start was made on the construction of a car park on the site of the old Chemical laboratory.

/VIII.

HEAL'IHeo • • J-1 ,' { , .


HCBPITALS: = = = = = VIr ~ · HEALTH The drawings for both the Suddie Hospital Extension and letmrn Hospital were canpletedo The Cottage Hospital, Leguan was opened on the 1st November and those at Leonora and Mahaiconywere 70% and 98% completed respectively.
2o HEALTH CENTRES ·: ========= JU the end of the half year the position regarding construction was as fallows:- Essequibo Hackney, Paneroo~ Windsor Castle Queenstown Huis T1Deiren Vergenoe gen West Demerara Winds or Forest La Grange Good Intent & Sisters Soesdyke East Demerara Golden Grove;Nabaclis Handsome Tree , Tuf ahaica River Clonbrook Craig Berbice o• 00 • • o• Cl• e • •• •• •• •• •• 0 .

•• Contract awarded.

Completed.

Completed • Completed.

Canple ted, Completed.


Wat'k in progress, Completed, Completed, 1 e% completed • completed, Su% Completed.

Completed.

Cral:uood Creek No, 63 Bush Lot Bohemia Fyrish Reliance Co tton 'Il:'ee Lichfield Woodley Park ) ~ ) j ) ) •• •• ti.

Oanpleted, Drawings completed• Contracts awarded, MOR TU ARJES : == = = ;:: = = At the end of the year the position was as follows:- • !
:i,' t ; Essequibo 6harity West Demerara Bagotville East Demerara Pln, Providence La Bonne Mere Perbice Lichfield Corentyne No, 47 and N Oi, 48 •• 51• ... •• • • •• Completed, Completed, Completed, Completed • Completed, 90% Completed.

I VIII.

HllJSThTG Construction of 81 houses on the self-help basis was started.

Two housing layouts at La Penitence were approved and terriers invited for the construction of 188 houses and execution of site works.
Site works at Sparendaam were ccnnpleted and the sale of lots advertised.

Revenue during the half year was $402,130,76, --0000- rx.

LANDS AND MINFS AERIAL SURVEY8 : ======== During the half year the .
aircraft o·f the Fa:irey A:ir Surveys was engaged in aerial photography of the Colony~ However unfavourable we~ther conditions during this period permitted little photography being carried outo Of the 112 days spent in the Colony it was only possible to use s eventeen for photo·graphy, Ten cf these days were spent ::.n high altitude phoL)graphs (fran 15,ooo feet) ana seven on l& altitude (from 3 ,ooo feet).
This resulted in 6,199 square miles and 63-6 square miles respectively being photographed, The aircraft left the Colony on the 2nd December at the conclusion of the contract a ... -0000-- x. L.lND IEVELOFMENT ' 1 o EXISTDJG LAND IEVELOP.MENT SCHEMES: ---=--=========== Essequibo - Twenty-one rods of drains were dug in the Southern Housing area., Anna Regina and a total of 194 rods of streets were metalled i n the Cotton ·Field and Anna Regina Housing areas 0 seventy-eight rods of the Lima Wa terpath were reconditioned in order to provide be t ter irrigation for the rice cultivation area of Lima.
In the Cotton Fj_eld area a ne;.

; bridge was erected across the north drainage treno~ and two boxes e1.ch 20 1x4 'x4 1 were put down.

These boxes also serve as access crossing from the Public Road to the Housing area.

A thirty•five foot box was built for the Reliance canal 0 A total of 239 acres of land at Reliance were cleared for rice cultivation and 89 acres at Bush lot, Ten wooden trestles were comple ted for the New Market Shed at Charity.
· Three hundred and Vergenoegen - «:he hu1.1.dred and ninety-three rods of the Barnwell East Drainage canal were J::XCavated, The Crown Tom was opened at two places to connect the newirrigation canals at Greenwich Park and Barnwell with the existing canals nor"tlli of the Ct'own Dmno 'll-To bridges were dis mantled and re-erected on the Crown Ds:m, five stop-offs built to effect efficient 1Q;ater control., and two breaches along the new irrigation canal repairedo Nine hundred and thirty-two rods and eight hundred and sixteen rods of the canals at Greenwich Park and Barnwell respectively were clearedo A heap of five hundred cubic yards of burnt earth was canpl~ted and taken over and at the end of the half year three new strEets were metalled.
Survey lines were cut along the reserves from Philadelphia to Greenwich Park ""nd other reserves demarcated.

GARIBN OF EDEN ~ ========= Forty rods of river darn were raised against flooding and six thousand one hundred and ten rods of reserve weeded.

Sixty-four acres of land were cleared and ·thirty-one acres planted by the settlers with assistance from Goverrnnent, /3.

MARA o•• 3 • MARA CUM .ANNE XIS : ========= 14.

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-f I!:•\_,,,.

Four hundred rods o.f roadway were metalled along the new hame- s tead area, for cocoa · cultivation.

Drainage , outlet box kokers at Schepnoed North and L 1Enterprise were enlarged and lowered to an invert of 45 GaD.

and repairs were carried out to the Mara north drainage kokero The laying out of drains in the residential area was started.
BLltCK BUSH FOLDER - LFSIBHOLDEN: ------========== Eight hundred and thirteen acres o.f bush were cleared in the northe rn section of Lesbeholden and sixty- three farmers were allocated holdings of approximately 17½ acres each, Quarters were erected for the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of the Scheme, and a one man Police Posto The administra tive office and store and also a pound and Pound Keeper's quarters were comple tede General repd.irs were carried out to machines used for clearing.
Investigations into the cwnership of lands in the Chantilly/ Bourda area were carried out by the Comrniss'ioner of Titles, 6.

MIBIK1JRI.J.. JOANNA and YAKUSARI: A D-7 Bulldozer with K.G blade was received.

This equipnent is expected tJ be of much assistance in the clearing operations scheduled to camnence early 1961 • --0000-- XI.

POST OFFICE Unit Autanatic Exchange -, The Power House at Mahaicony was canpleted while doorsand windows were to befitted and painting done to the one at Anna Reginae \.
Rural Autanatic Exchange Equipnent - Installation work was completed at Skeldon and started at Mon Repos, , .

Radio Installations -All radio installations were v1J.1tually campletedo Testing of circuits between Georgetown, At~inson, Ba.rtica, Mackenzie, Ituni and Kwakwani was canpleted and circuits put in use.
Testing of the Georgetown/Anna Regina circuits was canpleted and final testing of the Georgetown/New .Amsterdam and New Amsterdam/Skeldon ones was in progress o Subscribers' Apparatus - Distribution of subScribers f apparatus was completed at Anna R,-gina ...:.nd 90% completed at both Sud die and SkeJdono -.-'J000-- XII.

PUBLIC WffiKS Parika/R:trtica - Preliminary location from Makouria to Urisima Point w.as completed.
A reconnaissance survey was executed over a distance of 3½ miles around Berebisciballi Creek in order to ascertain whetlEr the building of a bridge across the creek can be avoided.

The ·design of 7½ miles from Tarimakabra to Or-angestein was completed and sane 5 miles of soil sampling done.

The total ntnTlber of persons engaged on these works totalled 30, /Bartioa/Potaro ••• Bartica/P~ ..:.

Preliminary location was canpleted from Station 1 850 +0© to 3302 +oo and 3 mi:es of survey carried out.
· The existing st.one road was ccmpleted to 65 miles• Work on clearing, cutting and filling by machines was carried out and at the end of the year satisfactory progres ~ had been made.

3½ mi l es of road were sealed with bitumen emulsion in an attempt to cut down maintenance work.

- Laying of sand-clay base course proceeded slowly.
At the end of the year there were 200 persons employed on this projecto PotD..ro/lethem - 4½ miles of reconnaissance survey were completed f r crn Toka to Bamboo Mountain foot.

Prel:iminary location was ccrnfleted in the Annai -Good Hope area and connected to Station 6520 +OO.

292 miles pr el:iminary location were completed in the Annai/Burro-Burro area.

The number of men employed on this project was appro:x:imately 7 5.
East Banlt - The -widening of a culvert at Ka.kabura Creek and two cu l ve·rts .in Covercien were completed.

Widenin 5 was also completed of tm · bridge at Agricola., Approximately 17 ,ooo cubic yards of sand-clay were placed at Ecc les and 3 ,ooo at Garden of Eden.

At the end of the year the Eccles Dev iation was up to grade arrl pr:iming almost ccmpleted.

seal coat was put down over the · primed portion and the road opened to traffic, The bas,:a at Coverden was up to grade.
.A heavy The number of persons employed on this project was 190, 2, IBA AND RIVER IEFENCFS: - :::;:: - = = = = = = = = = Tlle position at the end of the year was as follows: Essequibo Walls , Essequibo Coast Walls , Le guan Walls, Wakenaam Groynes, Essequibo Groynes, Leguan Groyries, Wakenaam Works McNabb/Somerset Berks West bemerara Rai se wave screen, De Willem/ Zeeburg Cas ing Ui tvlugt ~11 Works, Greenwich Park/Parika Groynes •• •• •• •• 9 II •• •• Iii 0 C • o• •• 1 , 163 feet of boulder-faced wall completed and 4r .,-ioo square feet of earth surface protection done.
..... 593 feet of R.C.

Wall completedo ·This involved the pouring of some 500 cubic yards concrete, 190 feet of R.c .. Wall completed and 1 82 cubic yards concrete poured.

510 feet boulder groynes completed , Approximately 900 tons boulder stone• 574 feet boulder groynes completede 2,573 ·~eet boulder groynes conplete 10,500 feet earth works completed • This involved the moving of E4,ooo yards earth.

1 ,9,1 feet R.c.

copin and 310 feet underpinning also completed.


511 fec,t R. C. wave screen completed I) Completed.

Completed.

1 1500 feet boulder groynes complete /East Demerarae Jl East Demerara ..., Groynes Works, Nabaclis/Annandale •• DO 882 feet borl~tier groynes completed, Works completed included •• 11 .,600 feet Earthdam n · 4.,236 R.c.

Coping •• 3,608 Boulder facing, 4,6.52 Toe piling 01 3,390 Existing Coping.

II II II Eerbice WorkS, Fyrish/N o.


32 0" Approximately 1 6 miles of survey canpletedo Wall fran N Oe 7 8 to Springlands °" 6oO feet each of toe piling., ea:tthoam and boulder facing were completed.

Recasing Conorete Walls (Colony •• wide) River Defences, West Bank Demerara ., .

River D3 fences, Chris tiancarg/ Wismar Revetment - P.W.D./Fcrestry River Bank New Hydrographic launch Works, West Coast Eerbice Earth dam, Quee nstown Works, Mahaica;Mahaicony River Defences$ R.C.
Wall, Stanleytown/lslington New sea dam - Cotton Tree / Zee Zight Beacons •• •• ... •• 0 .

• • •• •• •• Completed, The total length recased consisted of - Wakenaam l.eguan West Coast wn.erara 11 8 feet 42 II 795 II 196 feet R.C.

Wall completed • Interlocking steel sheet pi.ling received, 2.,850 sheet piling driven in• Launch completed but for instal lation of engine and survey equiIJllen te Completed • Completed o Completed • 450 f -aet R.C.

Wall canpleted, 8.,523 foet earth works comp:eted.


12 beacons can.pleted fran Mahaica to Rosignol.

3.

P~'Wi D. - BUILDINGS E'IC: ====--====== The extension to the workShop was completedo /4.

HOUSING • u 4.

HOUSIN'1 FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS: ----=====~==== 1 7.

At the end of the year the position as regards construction was as follows : - Perbice Class I Officer - Local Government Department., Spr .... nglaoos.

• So% canpleted.

Engineer, Drainage and Irrigation Deparunent, No.

63 2% completed.
63 2% completed.

Superintendent of Works, Drainage and Irrigation Deparunent - No.

63 80% completed.

- District Canmis sioner, New .Amsterdam 40% completed• Inspector of Income Tax, New Amsterdam - Wvrk in p~ogress.

Assistant Inspector of Inoane Tax., New Amsterdam - Contract awarded, Police - 1 N .c.

o. a:nd 4 Ranks, Rosignol - Drawings being prepared.

Agricultural Superintendent, Fort Wellington - 5% completed.
Demerara Social Assistance Officer, Mahaicony Felice ... 2 Cons tables., Mahaicony Agricultural Instructor, Mahaicony - 90% cample ted • Paint ing and plumbing in progress.

- Quarters for conVBr-_ sion.

not yet avail able. ""'

80% completed o Paint• in g and pl um bing in progress.

Junior Public Health Inspectors., Plaisance - 90% completed• Plumb, :lng and wiring in progress.
Q.eorgetown Block of Flats - New Market and Main Streets - Completed • Conversion of Barracks into Married Quarters., Eve Leary - Completed• ~sequibo Head Teacher, Wakenaam Head Teacher., Taymouth Manor - 9.5% completed.

- Site available• Class II Officer , Lo!

!o.l Government Deparunent., La Bagatelle, l.eguan ... Site not available.

Interior - 2 Field Officers, Karasabai and Ishalton Police -1 N.c.o., Annai Cla ss II Officer , Kamarang - Completed.

9.5% canpleted.

50% completed.

1 s. J/ 1.

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PUBLl':.

BUILDINGS : ========= At the end of the year the buildings C(lt!pleted were the Suh , Registry Vault, New Amsterdam; Offi.ce for District Commissioner., Vreed en-Hoop, Police Station, Annai; building for the storage of Timber etc., Triumph; and the office and storeroom for an Overseer arid Foreman at Anna Regina.
Drawings were being prepared for the extension of the Lands and Mines t Office·, Ge orgetown and the Magistrates' Court at Sisters on the Corentyneo 1he tender for the new Fire Staticn at New .Amsterdam was under considerationo 6.

RURAL WA 'IBR SUPPLY (ARTFSIAN 'L<~LLS 2.: ------------------ During the year 3 Government wells and 2 private wells were ccrnpleted in addition to one at the Shelter fult which was handed over to the Georgetown SHwerage and W3.
ter Commissioners who contributed to part of the cost.

Four overhead tanks and pumping installations were completed and put in operation arrl 27 .49 miles of new pipe lines and 158 stf1.

:'1dpipes were put down in various parts of the country, while 7,27 miles of old _pipe lines were taken up and relaido r --cooo-- xrn.

'IRANSPffiT AND HARBOURS Steamer Services - Work on the reconstruction and extension of the Georgetown Ferry Terminal proceeded• 1 83 greenheart piles -were driven.
Extensive underground obstruction was encountered and it was necessary to extract 100 old piles and clear other timber obStructions before piling could be done • .. 172 of the piles driven were cut to the required level am tenons prepared for receiving greenheart half caps.
During the half ;yBal' 2,894 feet of double half caps 6" x1 211 were fitted and fastenings secured to piling and 722 feet of 12':x12" floor joists were fitted and fastenings securedo 85 feet of reinforced concrete re'taining wall 816" high were constructed o This serves as a river defence along the s here line, Preparatory work in connection with the road approach was in progress.

Work on the Vreed-en-Hoop Ferry Terminal and Goods Wharf also _ proceeded, 244 greenheart piles were driven.
All piles driven were cut receiving greenheart half caps, to the required level with tenons for 2712 feet of 611 x12n half caps were fitted and fastenings secured to piling on which tenons were cu t 0 to half caps and fastenings secured.

11,669 square feet of 3 'x12" green- The re--eng:ining of the K. v. 11 Barima 11 was completed.

Stellings - At Morawhanna extensive jmprovements were carried 5056 fE:i°et of 61' x1 2'' floor joists were fitted .
heart decki-qg were spiked to floor_ joists, out t o the road approach, Retaining walls Nere constructed and the road level raised above Mean High Water Springs, arrl the roadway metalled and sealedo Drinking water facilities were installed on the Stelling.
The 500 gallon per minute Coventry Fire Pump and Trailer for the Stanleytow-n Stelling was received and the Coventry Climax Pump for the Goods Wharf was beine installedo A detailed hydrographic survey for a Stelling at Hog Island was completed and boundary paals and level pegs established, Clearing was completed " The f:irst consignment of piling were receiveJ and materials fer the erection of workmen 1s huts collected for transporta- tion t o the site o 1 · Harbour Services - The construction of the hut to house - the two 16-KW Diesel Electric Generators was ccrnpleted.
45-foot wallaba poles to carry the transmission lines were being planted.

Railway Services - The r e construction of the western abubnent and modification of the steel and t:imber span of bridge No, 75 of the East Coast Railway was completed.

Materials and equiprientwere on site and work started on driving sheet piling to prevent erosion and scour .at both _ abubnents of bridge No.
53 of the i ·•est Coast Railway, Rehabilitation of the r.ailway tracks of both railways was canpleted and all extra labour employed laid off, /XIV.

MIS CE LLANE ous Ill • ' ·\, - ... .

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XIV.HISCELLANEOUS Government Recording Studio -Georgetcwn Construction of the Studio was completed during the year.

-0000-- XV.RURAL SELF HELP Grants totalling $65,673.76 and to benefit for 34 schemes estimated to cost during the half 2,242 families were approved $86,037e79 yf'ar-.
Fourteen of these schemes were for Demera.ra, seven for the Corentyne; These consiste and miscellaneous year., six for the Interior� four for (10).

There were four revised schemes during the half (8;, fencing etc.

(6), roads (6), bridges (4) and three for Berbice • d of buildings Essequibo --0000-- XVIII.AMERINDIAN DEVELOFMENT Toiprovements to Reads, South Savannahs, Rupununi -Lumber for bridges were on order, Work was in progress between Aishalton and Kalarandarnau.
Canmunica tions - Lighting plants and radio equipnent were received and shipped to Karasabai and Aishalton.

Water Supply - Pipes, windmills and tanks were on order and· preparations were being made for the insta�_la tion of these.

Agricultural Developnent -About 93 acres of land were cleared :ln the Paru:ima: agricultural ·Valley of which 7 were put under cultivation� Tractor ana implements were-shipped to the District.
Training Centres - In the Rupununi, dressmaking, carpe�try and adult education while in the Maruca, c ourses were held in tailoring, courses were held in gardening, dressmaking, boatbuilding and c ooking.

Kumaka-Kwebana Land Settlements - Tractors and other road equipnent cleared to the 16 mile pole• were shipped to th& Maruca.
At the end of the year the road was Rest Shelters - The Rest 3helters at Sup8naam.and Anna l1egina 'Were canpleted o District Office, Orealla -The house · for the Officer was Radio equipnent and lighting plant were installed nearing completion.

and put into useo �-oOoOcOoOoO oOoOoOoOoOoOo-- ·_, ·-J 4_PP::'.

:NDIX , r - I ' i· I ~- ., .. Head of Estimate and Project I.

- AGRICULTURE ·.

Cocoa Development ,; St. Ignatius Livestock Station Ebini Livestock Station Staff T:.
:-ain:ing Soil Surveys Rice Development Co co nut Indus tr-.1 Dairy Industry .

> Beef' Industry Fisheries Training Centre - Mon Repos Additional Staff Bonuses· to Producers Central Agricultural Station Hosororo Experiment Station Employment of a Soil Scientist n. CIVIL AVIATION E:7~=----t:IFTZ25'~ ~ .

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Georgetown Airport Improvement of Interior Comm.uni- cations Purchase of Aircraft Aeronautical Telecommunications and Navigational Aids Safety & Navigational Aids .

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DRAIN.AGE & IP.RIGATION --- === Black Bush Folder Boerasirie Project - Main Works Boerasirie Project - Subsidiary Works Tapakwna •• eo .

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Miscellaneous Works & Equipment .. .. .. •• Topographic Surveys :Hydrological Surveys Land of Canaan Relief Drainage & Irrigation Works - o• Golden Grove/Clonbrook Torani Irrigation Canal and Block III Wages Increases •• .
•• < Total Provision f'or 1960 -7 Total Ex:pendi ture for 1960 .

Total Expenditure July - Dec. $ $ 160,000 104,580 108,000 50~500 116,3]5 · 85,620 49,6o0 20,000 80,000 58,951 80,000 .

U,500 94,500 351~700 7s;920 4,500 ~ ;·= •·c::,e::.•=-~--:::a=: JJ.5,243 93,795 90,315 46,284 112,230 65,560 li-J.,910 20,000 79,020 56,661 206 10,00_0 .
4-,855 59,555 4-6, 683 4-,827 87,285 70,573 59,035 41+.,030 71,525 65,560 19,378 20,000 46,270 34-,200 206 10,.000 1,955 58,586 36,557 4,827 l,l+BJ+,687 847 ,144- 629,987 452,.500 55,500 50,000 2s.,ooo 27,988 - 6,638 - 9,555 3,967 - 3,165 - 9,555 3,967 613,988 20,160 16.,687 4-.,526~000 457,127 ., .
260 · 500 1.,000.,000 1,J.32.,24-6 232,wo 177,500 180~000 20.,000 222,000 - 3,501,001 443,9,67 -.99.,832 445,002 l.85.,471 135,520 - - 221,749 4,636 1,511.,6n 273,806 - 43,~70 333.,165 121+,381 98,926 - - JD6,656 - B.,207,973 5,037,178 2.,4-91,815 / .. ~ ~ --~ Head of' Estimate and P-.coject =-=.

~ IV.

EDUCATION Primary Schools - Buildings - furniture & Equipment •• .. •• Post Pri.mar1J Schools Domestic Science & Handicraf't Centres .
Capital Grants to Secondary Schools Ex:tensions & Improvements to Queen's College Primary School - Sanitation ~ v. IlIDUSTRY & CREDJ:TS ~~-====---- ._:;== .Agriculture & Housing Loans Industrial VI.

GECLOG-I CAL SURiTEYS l ~ PT~J -...,.

:mr~;: Geological Surveys Inter Guiana.

Conf'erence .. - " vn.


HEALTH ---=-- •• •• ~ - •• •• .. .. •• •• ... Sud.die Hospital - Extension Lethem Hospital Heal th Centres· Environmental Sarrl.tation Programme •• Malaria Eradication •• Filaria Eradication •• Poliomyelitis Vaccination •• .Anti-Typhoid Vaccine Trials •• Purchase of Hospital Equipment •• Settlement of Ex-patients, M:ahaica •• Cottage Hospital, Leonora •• Cottage Hospital, Legu~m •• Cottage Hospi tal1 Mahaico:ny •• Mortuaries •• Central Medical Stores •• I -~.
Total Provision 1 Expenditure · Expenditure Total Tota1 1 for 19W $ for 1960 $ JuJ.J,- - De o • $ 6l6,E>OO 100,000 J20,ooo J..50, 956 _so,ooo 32,4DO 662 209,915 60,191 - 84,lB5 42.,000 500 662 J20,207 57,624- - 81,923 42,000 - 662 = 1;100,618 397,453 302,416 500,000 1,000,000 500,000 217,618 500,000 217,618 1,500,000 717,6l8 717,618 600,568 680 561,992 554 I ~06, 727 Ber.
6o1,24B 562,5)+( 306,719 - .. 50,000 15,000 100,74.1 29,000 20~000 21,000 61,300 80~000 44~600 7,991 39~081 37~820 lf-9~045 7~265 6,108 - - - 105~664 14,292 19,670 36,223 45,892 21~032 5~777 13~018 20,585 26~878 4,031 26C - - 50,717 - ~,292 13,272 29,7U 31.,167 21~032 5,T/7 5,975 7,323 9,859 1,678 266 VJII.

HOUSING -~ Rural and Urban Housing ~ - -= , , .

t -~~ ~ 568,951 313,-328 191,099 .. 1,239, 7J2 541+,450 358,468 / ... r---H-e_a_d_o_f_E-,s-t--~--t-e -~-n-_ d_Pr_o_J_.
e,...c___,t__..._,~-- ,~-~----~~_~!-~-m-_=-tS-~~~----~----·· Topographic Surveys and Training of Surveyors Aerial Photography -: .. •• ,,t "{{; ~ X.

LAND DEVEIDPMENT , ..........

Developmr.

:.1t of' Pln.

Mara Black Bush Polder - Lesbehold.en Er..isting Land Development Schemes a.

~• •• •• •• Preliminary Investigations Garden of Eden •• West Ba.riJ~ Demerara - Ghantilzy/Bourd.a •• Mibilru.ri, Joanna & Yah.71sari i.J.''
Machinery a.nd Equipment Total Provision for 196o Total Ex:pendi ture for 1960 Total Expenditure July - Dec • .

$ 40,000 227,610 15.,827 215,74l 12,013 148,931 267,610 231,568 160,941+ 735~000 · 475,000 ·150,44-3 108~750 7~000 71,930 212,500 70,000 35,708 134,611 46,175 356 ll.,366 64,976 64,976 1----------------~------~ ·--~--i--~~- - -- --------t----~ 1,830,623 293.,192 XI.

POST OFFICE ~~ ·t::nr:,- • Postal Services '.I'elecommunications Rehabilitation •• .. 50,000 1,157_.,470 1,207,470 XII.
PUJ3LIC WDRl~ .. Parika-Bartica Road Bartica-Petaro Road •• Potaro-Lethem Road •• East Bank Road •• Sea and River Def'ences •• Water Supp],y •• Public Officers' Housing •• Public Buildings •.

P. W. D. - Buildings, Wharf, Fencing •• Quarries and Craft Section oe East Coast Road Harbour Sil ta ti.on Investigation Road Maldng Plant .360,000 54.0,or:x:, 300,000 .
800,000 1,987,713 4,80,ooo 262,,500 200,000 150,000 280,000 250,000 248.,870 7,4W 1,071,515 579,28.3 579,283 46,370 276,253 109,015 293,262 900,039 269,590 105,770 16.,430 41.,818 56~195 384~591 164,006 491,9]2 1,729~288 438,6lr0 J.30,437 22,559 63~819 10~722 5,408 220,003 181,319 2,757 2: 757 ;------~--.,------------ 3,7-LJ.l-,929 -------••------~~---L----_..., _______ ....,... _______ -t--__ __ ......, 5,866,543 •• .. •• Rehabilitation .of Steamer Services •o Harbour Services Railway Services .. •• 1,862,285 66,5]4 115,288 1,201,534 l5,J..1µ 73,602 i,,------------~--------· --~--__,_ ____ 2_,_0_1+1+~'-~-~-7""-'¥_ 1_'-=-5-23_,_0_7].._ ..... 1._1_,_29_0_,_2_71_,_ I ••.
Head of Estimate and Project -- XIV" MISCELLM"'EOUS ~ - - .

New .Amsterdam ...

Improvement of Water Supply Expenses of' Issue Goverr1ment Recording Studio Medical Research P~ahase nf two generating sets Extensions of Georgetovn1 Water Suppzy Cancellation of manufacture of a 2~500 KW Diesel Set Medical Research (R.852(21)) Medical Research (R.1085(2)) Visual Aid Equipment Total Provi.sion f'or 196o "-"'F'='~-7 ~ Total .
E::ll..'})encli ture f'or 19W Total E::ll..'})endi ture July - Dec. $ $ •• •• •• • • 0 •• •• •• •• •• •• 62,132 5,000 53,520 422 17,43_5 6,J.10 56,708 1,690 1,320 1,750 206,120 26,802 1~768 .31,536 ' 34B 9,202 6,110 55~268 26,802 1., 768 12,81D 123 5,;i62 38,.301 1,638 XV.

RT.JRAL SELF BELP ~ Rural Self' Help Schemes 150,000 25,192 XVI.
SOCIAL WELFARE •~.i-.-.i..---=-«--- :-==a New Georgetown Prison •o Community Organisation & Community Centres •• Youth ·welf'are & Sports Development Comm.unity Development - Training •• •• .Albouysto"lm Y.MoC.A.

l00,O)O 20,000 li2,800 7,200 2,880 ; 3,457 3,599 lµSO w-----------~ - .

-------------i-------=-1--------11------1!

;- - - 172,880 7,536 3,686 Temporary Specialist Staff •• ll------- ----~~--~---·-----~---~---~~-----=-11------~-=+ X\TllI.
~~DJ~.AN DEV~lf)PMENT "· 120,000 Extension of Good Hope/Karasabai Rd.

Kama rang Mou th/ Paru:ima Ro ad •• Improvements to roads - South •• Sa.varu1ahs (Rupununi) Communications (Radio) •.
Water Supply for Rupunu:ni Villages Medical Huts •• .Agricult7.1ral Development •• • ., Training Centres Miscell.aneous Schemes •• Kumaka/Kwebana Land Settlement oo Rest Shelters •• District Office, Orealla •• 19,500 9,000 25,000 7,000 21~500 4,000 18~000 s,ooo 1,000 65~000 10,800 20,000 227 8,675 6~361 1, 7JJ+ · 228 7,395 6,358 39,282 10,60'6 10.,273 227 8,675 6,361 1,445 228 7,395 4,321 39,239 10,289 7,896 208,800 · 91.,119 86,076 / .
90 ---~------~------- - - - -1 .~ Total Ex:pendi ture Jti:cy' - Dec. ,-..------·---------- -----t---=------+------..... --------1 Total EJ...'J)endi ture f'or l96o Head of' Estimate and Project Provision f'or 1960 $ $ $ .m.

TOURISM L.\-###=1--.S::: Tourism XX.

RURAL ELECTRJJIT CATION - - -= -~ .

±z;:;$C.o.V ~ .- " ........ • - Rural Electricity Schemes ,'1' •• •• 45,000 * 4,062 * 3,51.4- 7,289 (· ,t -,.t ,·:.,· XXI.
FORESTS i-§j , Central Timber Manufacturing Plant .Additional Temporary Staf'f' ,e TOTAL: HEJJ)S I - XXI •• J+,468 7,734 2,000 4,876 7,734 12,6lO I 27,4.77 ,JJJ_5 ___ ~_,_7_2_1_.

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