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----------�-- ------- -------------------- DEVELOPMENT ' PROGRAMME ****** PROGRESS REP ORT for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1 959.

***'l<** CONTENTS GENERAL REVIE7l I..AGRICULTURE Staf'f T.raini1lg Stations - C entral Agricultural Station Hosororo Experiment Station Sta"'don Ebini Livestock St. Ignatius Livestook Station.

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EDUCATION v. FINANCE VI.

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.APPENDIX - FINANCIAL STATEMENT Compiled in the Finance Public Buil�s, Secretariat, G-eorgetovm.

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.. _..., _ ___ _ ------ REVIEW A.FINAN.Q.� Expenditure on Development amounted to $5.2mn.

which, together previous quarter., brought expenditure f'or the year to �n.

umn.

The total expen­ vd.th the expend.i ture of' $2.,4.mn.
in the Projects f'or the quarter ended 30th June, 1959 diture under the 1956-1960 Programme to the end of' June was $66.4mn.

Details o:f' expenditure d.urinB the year to t...i1e end of' June are �ven in ($3.3), the Appendix to this Progress Report.

Drainage and Irrigation 0:f'f'ice Telecommunications ($0.5)., Housing ($0.4), nocounted for $6.9mn.

of' the total expenditure January to 30th Juno, 1959.

Geological Survey Works ($1mn.


), Transport and Harbours ($0.2) and Land Development (i0.2), ($1.3), Public Post of $7.6mn.

f'or the period 1st .L 1959 with the corresponding The table bolow shows tho r nte o:f' expenditure figures for 1957 and 1958. for the two quarters in Quarter Jnnunry/March ...2.7 April/ June ••• 4.5 1957 1958 1959 $mn.

$�: $mn.

2.4 3.1 I 5.2 8.3 �-- 5.2 7.6 7.2 ----- B.WORK PROGRESS �ricu+_�e: The main expenditure durine the quarter went Ebini Livestock Cooonut continued.
Sto.tion ($13,140) and Cocoa Trials ($12,121).

and '170rk on the Livestock Station -St. Ignatius Industry Development on Jute ($14,609), The Soil Surveys, At Onverwagt the construction of' two kokers ,iUs completed and work on the remaining eight nas in prc.gress.

Fencing of the Station has oommenoed.

Regarding the development of' cacao, maintenance and propagation continued on all five Stations.

Tho production of plants for the quarter vras as follows:- - .

Propagated Basketed l On·the Harden- - t).


t "b t d · is n u e ing Floor AtlcL�son Field and Botanic Gardens Providence ••• • • • La Belle Alliance • • • • • • Hosororo 11+,520 5,535 .100 8,257 3,780 - 9,31.3 12.,933 ' 3,310 a,023 - 1,335 893 835 6,205 L. .

2,300-- L-�- 22,455 12,930 - 13,458 28,496 - The Soil Scientist ance soil survey of the Tapakuma area was During the quarter a recoimaias out.

Work on the Vergenoegen and Ca�1e Grove Land Settleme carried continuecl.
areas on the Ea.st Bank Demerara., a report of which was issued.

The abnormal weather conditions curtailed Livestock quarter.

Pensacola Bahia and Molasses {:;rass were planted.

past-ures o.nd pasture development shortly.

There wore 56 cattle livebirths Station.

At the Station, St. Ignatius, seven acres o� corn rrere planted during the 21 Calves were born.
At Ebini, 200 acres of Pa.ngola and 18 acres of Tho experiments on planted experiments at the Central Agricultural and n. report will be published and 2 stillbirths on blast infected out an experiment were completed carried nt.,Schemes at the Station during /the••• ••• - 2 - - C � I 39� .

the qu arter.

The clearing of a road and the con.struotion of b�dg es across the Hosororo Creek were completed.
Good progr ess was made on work on the development of' the coconut indus­ 1 try and the Department of' .Agri culture i'ound it difficult to supp:1.Jr the f'armerl' demands for seedJ.in gs.

Civil Aviation: Work continued during the quarter on the Kama.ran The hy draulic system of the TD 9 Crawler Tractor which had broken dovm in Mn.rob was repaired and the machine put back on work in May.

The blasting of' rook formation v,as completed in April.

g airstrip.
g airstrip.

P.:ftinaeie & I,r_rig ation: In the Black Bush Polder area satisfactory progr ess con• tinued.

The sluices at Mibilruri , Yakusari and Lesbeholden, and the main oanal in the Yalrusari area, except f or minor remedial works, were completed; also the bridg es at Lesbeholden.

The number of labourers emp loyed by the contractors and sub-contract•rs ond of the March at the end of the quarter was 11010 as against 729 at the quarter.
The shaping of the entire Crown Dam of' the Boerasir:i.e Extension Pro j ect ms comp leted and work continued on the Canal He::uls1 Distributariea and Structures.

Remedial work on the satisi'actoriJy .

The High Level C anal 1.e c; of the M.a.ripa/Bonasik.a distributary, 300 ft. of' the l eg f'rom Main Cro,m Dam to High Level Canal, 24,000 :rt.

of the Vla.lcs/Georgia distributary and earthworks at No.

2 Canal, and Par:i.ka /Orangestein f'acade were among the works comp leted during the quar·t;er.
Work on the f'acades on the East Bank Essequibo continued.

Boerasirie Creek stop ... off was carried out In the Minor Drainage and Irr� ation Works progra mme., the earth,vorks at Ln Jalousie vrnre alnost comp leted.

In the East Demerara aroa all minor drainage structures were around the intake were completed.

erected.

In Essequibo, the G-Olden Fleece weir and earthworks Six survey parties are now in the Mahaica/Abary /Berbice nrea collecting in:form.:1.

tion for the Ma.hn.ico./B erbice Project.

Fina.


'11.ce: wans made and repaym ents received by the Credit Corp oration during ti.�-·quar ter totalled ��688, 960 and $528,976 rospeotive J..y .

��crests: The enumeration River, or about 150 square miles, was completed.

16 acres o'f' worked-out f'orest ,1ere cleared and planted with p:µi e at Mile 5, Bartica/Potaro \7n.llaba Rend.
The aggregate number of man-da ys worked vm.s 456. survey of' an a rea south of the Great Falla, Demerara Geo�� cal Surveys_:_ Of' tho nine parties in the f'ield during the quarter one has returned.

Host of' the areas covered bei'ore and a great deal of' information was obtained which rr.tll be usef'ul in com­ piling the next geologi cal map oi' the Colony .
by field mapp:L'l'lg had never been mapped Work on the block of' flats in New Market Street continued and the con­ struction of the new Jaborator"'J and dn.rla.

"Oom was begun.

The building of the United Kingdoo Atomiu Energy Authorit-J'n raent Compound was purchased f'or use by the Department.
Of'f'ice in t.1-ie Geological Survey Depart ... Thi:r:ty -f'our analyses and identifications, forty-seven heaV'IJ mineral preparntions, separations and sieve analyses etc., f'ive hundred and :f'ift-J-WO thin sections and seven a..1d LFJIJ.bers were catalogued, oi' the s taf-.f.

of the public, rrnre curried out during the quarter; 2,546 books ana.J3ses, assays etc.

for other Government D epartments received and 254 books were loaned to members 230 accessions !
'!�� Work was carried out on developing 61 commercial La Penitence and Ruimveldt.

These sites will be sold by tender at a minimum price of' $1.00 � square foot.

sites at Campbellville, At -the end of the quarter the housing programme was almost O!U.Y 54 houses remained to be handed over.

The number complete and of houses completed is /now •••••• - 3 - now 3,164-.

Applications for hire purchane rental and 106 fo� hire purchase.

received 3,403.
received 3,403.

During the quarter 212 houses were allocated for for rental nccommodati.on now total 5,634 and Revenue from rents, hire purchase payments and sales of land collected totalled i235,262.59.

The new Georgetown Exchange �: quarter 'lri.th the workshops and.

stores being n.ccornmodated in it.

The electr:l.oal lighting and :fitting vrorks continued.

The instalJa tion of the Exchange Except for ment, trunk, mrl.

tchboard and painting, flooring Mahni ca were coopleted.
Work on the buildings at Cove and John and Wales con­ tinued.

All equipment v,o.s installed at and power the rural automatic Exchange Buildings at Benab and plant continued satisfactorily.

the Suddie and Ituni Exchanges.

Building VTas ocrupied during the equip­ �� Works : A total length of Friendship7H'op mately 3.37 miles of' the llartica-Potaro The survey of the Potaro-Lethem e, Land of Cana.an, and.
Garden of Eden, East Bank Demeraro.. Approxi­ three miles of surfacing was completed at Road r;are completed during the quarter.

road was o.lmo st 7Cl'/o completed.

Appro:ximatoly 7,000 feet of the Sea Defence oorth dam ·were thrown up be­ and ·2,000 feet beJcv7een Maha.ica.

rui.d Mahaicony as tween Na.baclis a.nd Strathspey, :far as Fairfield.

Good progress uas nado on the cea defence uorks in Berbice.
The construction the workshop en-Hoop, Headquarters Public Officers ner� completed while i'ive nere at Triumph and the extemsion continued.

during the quarter.

By the end of it, eidit houses for under construction.

of the Forest Department of the new o:f'.f'ice for the District Commissioner, Vreed­ Work on a 201000 gallon concrete one 20,000 tion in pro13reso includes Philadelphia Best.
Construc­ sump uas completed at gallon overhead tank each at Vergenoegen/ and Onderneeming, and a 36,000 gallon tank at Pouderoyen.

Ferry Torminals began during the quarter.

Work on the Vreed-en­ J..r�pt __ §: H_a}.

":t,our.5-: The reconstructirm Vrecd-en-Hoop Hoop Harbours Depot and Launch Station procressed struction of the ner; offices in the locomotive ferry vessel "Makouria11 which is being built il1 the United to be lo.W1ched in July, 1959.
The construction of the other now ferry vessel by Messrs. Sprostons 1959.

The con­ satisfactorily.

shed was comple'ted.

The new Limited began with the ley:i.ng of the keel on 18th June, and expansion of the Georgetown/.

Kingdom is scheduled .. ��¥-1!.9..�E: Grants totalling $9,158.96 for eighteen self-help scheme made good progress.

irrigation schemes at an estimated total oos·t of $20,068.09, At Mocha the were a.�proved during the quarter Social Wcl�: The present membership 250.
Full advantage is being taken of the Club's facilities.

of the Albouystown Y.M.c.A.

Club is The Local Government to by the Governor on 24th April, Ios_a��: assented sti tution of Local Authorities another to regulate the i'inancin.J.

affairs of local authorities prepared.

of Property) Ordinance naa 1959, A Bill dealing m. th the •on­ and election procedure and regu:lll.tions and (Valuation were being Amerindian Dev.elpJ.
?._�W,j;_: Sawar:i.uau and Toka Villages completed sewing, carpentry, domestic oaburi, o.t Waramuri training ezy.

and at Wuk�pau respectiv Wells nere dug and pumps installed at Massara, during the quarter.

The store o.t Karaso.bai was eaoh in and opened for business.

Four cL1.asos wero started one and tailoring i_-r1 the Rupununi, at Caba­ ---ooOoo-- -4- r.AGRIGULID]!
1.fil'AFF TRAINING- : >I I 4Cl Tho four students who were o.t the Eastern Caribbean Farm Institute course completed on the 1957-1959 the country.

One of them was awarded work.

They all assumed Assistants.

the course successfully a.nd.

returned to the "Botch Sciss Meda.111 for all round duties with the D0partment as G-rade II Field Satisfactory reports were received from the Institute on the f'irst year's work of the eight students on the 1958-1960 course.

STATIONS:-� 2.
STATIONS:-� 2.

2. f_eE,_tral !fil.i,Qulturat SJ,9,ti� Inconsistent weather conditions caused all fibre crop tri.nls to be curtailed and the experiments planned hc.1.d to be postponed.

Small son.le experiments wi.

th fertilisers c�rried suitable soil conditions out to ascertain at Mara were for jute.

being planted 3.

�.£9.!

'2-JL�j..p�t Stati.2.B, - Ten acres of forest were oleared and Kudzu grass.
Five acres were prepared and planted in corn, oranges cocoa, immor•celle tains for temporary area for temporary shade.

One thousand banana und five hundred plantain�·: suckers, t�,nnias c-::iffee, the three varieties being Li.berico., dred and twelve pineapple suckers vrere pl.

:1.nted for this purpoae.

and one a.ere of for One hun­ Arabica and Robusta.

for shade and banl:.nas and plan­ were already planted in the were sovm.
A further three acres on the hill rrere prepared three acres of yams, one aero of sneet potatoes shade -ground provisions in a small new area prepa.roo for permanent 'I'hree poultry arks, four laying pens, a milid.ng shed ( to hold eight cows) and a dairy room_ \'Tero �:!g� 6!!

: The Cocoa Assistant's house was completed.

,1hile the runs and woll were fenced.

constructed, !9.�EE:�!

:!= Additional equipment purchased during the quarter were an �ncubator brooder, poultry appliances and an electric fencer.
The entire compound is being supplied fror.i o. tank on the hill which is f'illed by means of an hydraulic Hosororo Creek.

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:!EE�l: with mi.tar ram in the ���!�E�-�!�!�E���!= Four and a half acres of worn out pegasne for i'odder grass.

Pl·mting was suspend.ad until the By the ond of the quarter f'ive beds of Locuntu lo.nd were prepared drainage work is completed.

grass were planted.
grass were planted.

Roads: The construction of the two bridges across the Hosororo Creek anrl itstributary old and new citrus fields to the new cocoa field w�s cleared.

were completed and· a road which runs through the Livestock: During the quarter the lo.ying flock of thirty f'ive hens producea2;347 int; of :i.ndi vidual performances provide chicks for distr-lbution out to test the liveweight t of hens, the eggs of which vdll be used to in the district.
.Im experiment was carried gains of chemically caponisod bird.s.

eggs.

The trap nesting eystem was adopted i'or the test­ A pair of large white piglets was received at the Station to serve as .foundation stock for a distribution and demonstration unit.

The on.lves born at the Station were rotr.ined 4.

J,ii��..Qf St.P;,t,iQ.�.::...!!?J:ni.

.., R..1.inf'all of 5.97, 5.6 and 18.86 ins.

provided most suitable conditions for f'or herd replacements.
I.I in .April, May and June respectively, the planting of' grass especially po.ngola which grew rapi.9-ly.

planted vegetatively obtained .from �f!�e-��Y�!2E���:t: .

Six acres of' pensacola Over two hundred acres of pangola were bahia, the seeds which were the United States o:L' America were well established while /twelve•••••• - 5 - twelve acre, uere seeded 11ith Molasses grass imported from Puerto Rico.

� ��ent�����ed_��� £�!


The rem:i,rkable g�wth whic� followed the rains slov,ed clorm, presuma'b!y nutrients.

those with productive tinued.

due to the depletion of ,-ri th triple suporphosphates soil a.vailable grew much better than Pastures treated basic slag.

The experiments t.in the growth weight changos and re­ con­ of cattle under different systems performances of m...-=i.nagenent grass sincef5ecember/Januo.ry Cattle: The mean liveweight of the forty-eight steers kept on pangola was over 700 lbs.
and those from June/Ju:cy l.+1+5 lbs.

Ca.lving results during the quarter v1ere as follows:- Livebirths Stillbirths • April May June 12 17 'Zl ••• 1 ••• ... 1 - --- --------�-- ====· ==�-:==� ===== === 56 2 There uere losses of stock as a result of predators and lightni!ig and two calves from suspected in f'aeces was hoVlever from a sample oooidiosia.

Coccidia.

uere found in March a..�d April of the cows.


The general level of intestinal parasites low in the Ebini stock though much higher in the imported Brahmans.

suggestive Parak:eratosis, f'rom time to time and during the quarter of' these o.nimals nero treated others were kept as controls Given by injections or oral:cy.

In all treated cases there was a rapid response to treatment.

by usints zinc sulphate and treated at an earls' stage while were either the rnmber rose to a.bout twenty.

Some later.
Some later.

Those treo.tncnts was observed in cattle of zinc defieienc,y, 5.

Livestock S�tion -fil• Ignatius - During April Mr.

A.M. Greenhall, Zoologist, investig::i.ting the vectors of parals'tic rabies.

Ministry of Aer.iculture, Trinidad, spent ten days in the district Weather: The long dry season ended on April 14th.

Rai_'1f'all of 3.06, 5.11 and lb:b)-inl:l. ,1ero recorded during April, Ma.y a.nd June respectivezy.

£E�E�: Seven acres of corn �ere planted in May.


Two experiments out yfith this crop, one n. fertilizer trial, the other to uero boing co.rried determine plnnting distance and variety differences.

Pa.sture: Tho long dry season prov ed a severe test for all the observation grasses-under planted and locuntu, all of which died.
Tho small amount of para grass and wynne grass survived and pa?l6ola was the most successful in recovering The losses lef't the Station short of planting materinl and onzy twenty-six acres out of a proposed fif'ty were planted.

viz:-bahia jaragua, dallis, nyle, nadi blue f'rom the drought.

3.SOIL SURVEYS: 6.

The two Agronomists for which provision is made in the Oolonio.l Development and Welfare Scheme f'or Soil Surveys, Mr. R. Hewson B.Sc.

(Hons.)

(Noth.),Dip.

Agric.

Sci.

(Cantab.

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)1 Dip • .Agric.

Sci.

(Co.ntab.

), be stationed month at tho Central re.spectiv and K:1marang before to.king up their postings.

Agricultural Station D.T.A.

(Trin.)

and Mr. L. Palmer B.Sc.

o.nd nill D.T.A.

(Tril10), at St. Igna.tius ezy.

They will spend one arrived Soil samples of the Vergenoegen o.nd Cane Grove Land Settlement areas were taken during the quarter and will be issued ..,ho:;.,J�l··.

reports these were subjected to laboratory a.nazyses.
The /A reconnaissance., •• • - 6 - �CJ A reconnaissance area to be drained and irrigated by the Tapakuma Irrigation extends along the Essequibo is about 30,000 acres.

Three major types of soil were found viz: :t'rontland olny, pegasse clay, and pegasse.

soil s urvey vm.s carried out during the quarter of the Project.
This area to Somerset/Berks, Coast from Zorg-en-Vllght and Frontland Clay: This type vrhich constitutes most of the a rea is of very high agricultural value lll1d �ith an assured hater supply could be much more de­ veloped.

At present it is largely cultivated.

vd.th rice arid to a lesser extent coconuts.

The p art unused extends from "The Jib11 saline due to :f'1.oocl:in5 by the sea as there are no sea defences.
to the Parika area, which is Pegasse Clay: Tl:iD type which externis west.w.rd from the f rontland clay d.a unused Que J.nrgely to :ineffective water oontrol.

It seems suitable for cacao and ground limestone rrould be requ:ired even­ and coffee.

Honever, fertilisers of these crops.


Great caro should tual],y, for the success:ful establishment organic layer during clearing by re­ ulso be exercised to protect the surface atr:'...ctinc in the ort3anic leyer, but thi3 is not considered cla.ngerous coff'ec, Ground provisiom arco..s, rice.

raa;y-also be groun on this type and, in restricted The alumi nium content v.as found to be fairly high for either cacao or the use of burning.
Pccasse: 11he p;igasso layer f'ound, seems only about one f'Q'Qt deep which is prok.

'0],y due to armual burning.

1111.i.s type can best be used for pasturage or possibly f'or ground provisions.

There are other smell and restricted areas of' vrhi te sand as reefs mid sandy loams ,1here tho reef's are not pronounced.

The forner type is at p resent The latter covered with Arrara Palms and clearing of this is not recommended.

is u::rnd for fruit groyJi.ng and this culture could be expanded.
A more detailed survey of' the entire area is b'c.::.i�.

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: out, 7.

Em__p).�ep;L.?f, a,_Soil..E_�,Atis_t - Two largo field experiments on Blast infected areas on the East Bank Demerara vere h.2.rvested of' April ::md.

the r esul--bs analysed.

J., separate report was izsued.

during the latter hclf' In project SSl0/58 the ef�ects on yiolds of lime, potash and tv10 f'ungicides (Perenox and Verd.esan) were tested.

Susceptible variety No.

79 uas used.


The mean yield I"rom the experiment was 10.5 bags per acre (1 bag = 140 lb s.).
The results are shown as percentnges of respective c ontrols in Table I below:- TABIB I Control (10.8 bngs/aore) Line 1 ton/acre K2S04 2 crrt./acre L.ime +K2S04 - 100 84-* 105 No spray (7.1 bags/acre) Perenox 1 lb./ac;.�e, 11 2 lb./acre, twice II 'J7 Verdesan 1 lb./acre, tvrice II 2 lb./acre, II 2 lb,/acre, II l lb./acre, twice 3 times 3 times 2 lb./acre, 3 times 3 times 100 117 118 125 159+ 177-:- 186+ -196+ • Dii'f'erence signi:f'ioant P a 0.5 -I• II II p "" 0 • 1 For :fertilisers, only the decrease duo to lir::d.ng was sii:;nif'iec'l.llt.
All the Ver­ dosan sprays gave high responso but the Perenox treatment also produced ioignif'i­ ca.nt results.

An autumn crop experiment was laid down on tho same site.

It wn.s designed to denonstrato of' the resistant variety and f'ungicide, un<l.

also to test the o.f:f'eot of Mn.

and tho possibility of' growing n crop using the combination /Fe.

applications •••••• Fe.

applications.

- 7 - Project SSlJ/58 experiment which consisted oi' testing the effects of in April.
Yields were this with SSl0/58 it is evident th..� t (NP), K nnd SJ, in a Blast i.ni'ected area vro.

::; harvested low mid very poor in quality.

Compo..rillg no crop can be successfully grorm in this area without i'ungicide.

Here too the susceptible (P • 0.05), the yields due probab].y to increasi.115 Silica in a f'om of' infusur ial earth did not produce o..ny significant increuso in yields.

No interactions renched signii'icance.

A table of ef'f'ects in b1:>.gs/ aero (J.l+.O lb.


o. bag) is given belov.

There were four replica-ti ons and a second order interaction was fully con:founded:- variet""Y No.

79 'V/'2.S used.

Doth (NP) and K decreased signif'icant].y susceptibility to blast.
Mn.in Menn yield 5.3 bags/acre (NP) 0.59* K o.67* Si � 0.35 SE effects --+ O.Z"/ P.0.05 --0.57 P.0.01 = 0.77 Interactio ns (NP) x K + 0.27 (NP) x Si+ 0.22 K :_: Si -0.35 + At the Mahaiooey/Abo..ry Rice Development Scheme, the experiment ,nth plastic waste as the source of nitrogen progressed slow].y due to the unusuz�lly dry weather _during tho quarter and lack of' sui t.:1.ble water control f'or the site of -the experiment.
Thero vm.s no response to comparatively of iron and manganese, which ,1ero over imposed on one of' the erlsting lon€,'-term experiments.

In the r.iicro-nutrients 8S12/.58 Project slightly altered)., treatments were applied oi1 the 13th June and rice wn.s t ransplanted on the 15th June.

experiment (a continuation heavy application of' last year's The unusual weather and lack of' co-operation f'rom farmers resulted in a loss o:f' sone of' the experiments on the sites on £armers' lt:-.nd cl1os0n f'or them.
originally On the East Co.1st Demora.ra., of' the ten experiments laid doV111.

one vms satiaf'actorizy but a f'ew abandoned.

The majority of the romuinder progressed suffered badly durine tho dry spell.

On the West Const Demera.ra1 two experinets sutisf'actorily, nith dry-sovm seed progressed transplanted.

All nine experiments at Essequibo were sucoess:fully and were being transplanted.

more than in nny other district.

All but trro of' these experinents were dry­ sown.


About three of tho six 8xperiments in the Berbioe River aren.

were expected to be lost.

In a ddition to the dry r,ea.ther, control of' stray cattle became difficult and two f'a.rIOOrs failed to protect the experiments :f'rom damage by such cattle.

In Borbice, dry w0n.ther affected the experinents while the r emaining four were laid down ·� It appeared as though the harvest \7ould be J2.te, very dependent on the -rrinter rains.
If· nany more experiments were lost i t might be difficult to ob­ tnin sufficient do.

ta to a.na.J..yse statistically tion obtained.

Early observation response to f'ertilisers on pegasse and pegassy soil rrhich in some plaoos was greatly increased by liming.

On this type of soil there appeared to be no response to nitrogen alone, tho stands being poorer than on control plots.
the r oliabili ty of the ini'orrna­ of' the trials showed very strong vegetative Soil sru:iplcs f'ror:i over f'orty f'aroors' sites were annzysed f'or N, c, P., K, Ca, Mg, ..U and Fe, pH mid nalt contents.

Phosphntes values appeared to give little indication of' the true picture end experiments Here being carried out to find a raore s uitable method of' P deterr.tlnn.tien.
Samples were tl'..kon from experimental plots at the Maluicoey/Abary superphosphn being analysed for phosphates nt vn.rious depths, and the f'ror.1 control plots.

Di­ results rtere compared ri th those f'or similar srunples viding the phosphates into va.rious discrete chemical ferns nas being used to improve these studies.

te wn.s applied f'or seven consecutive ., iron anc1 alwrd.nium Rice Developrnont Scheme to Tihioh years.

These sc..r.1.ples were /l,-.

�� ••••• - 8 - A " - � t.:.HJ 4.CROPS: 8.


Cocon.

Trials - Maintenance a.nd propagation continued on all over to the Economic Boumist for experimental purposes.

the Stations.

At �bot}� Atki.nson Field o.nd the Botanic Gardens the clearing, digg:mg and redigg:ing of canals o.nd drai..'l'ls in the trial plot continued.

The ground shades in the nerr fields rrere reduced considerablJ, lii:;ht on the young plants nas insufficient.
21871 cacao p ods were harvest­ ed and handed The plants at both nurseries were treated with sulphate of ammonia.

At .Atkinson the young plants were sprayed with J.% urea while tho�rn at the Botanic G-!trdens were dusted v:i th Agrocide 3, to prevent attacks by thrips a.nd aphids.

One hundred and two pieces of cacao bud-rrood were received f'rom St. Vincent and wenty-seven f'loor were made und a temporary shade built vd.

th bamboo laths.
th bamboo laths.

• Twenty­ eight bags of cocoa pods vrere received f'rom 2 cacao stations f'rom which 692 lb.

of' wet beans were extracted and were being fermented as a specimen sample for farmers.

The manilla hemp planted during the last quarter a.t _.\t!d.n.son was doing ·,,ell.

buds taken.

3., 706 square f'eet of concrete since sun­ The pln.nts at Providence were dusted with Agrooide, fertilized vtl th Sulphate of .Ammonia.

in solution, f'errous sulphate.


Abnormn.l losses on t..11.e d rying floor were traced to the source of' potting soil� The position was remedied and returned to normal.

Four hundred and sixty-eight cacao pods were sent to the Agricultural Offi­ cer fore fermentution trial.

and sprayed at 14-dc1.ys intervals with In Essequibo., the dry vreathor affected plants both on the hardening :floor and in the field.

At Hosororo, 3,688 pods 11828 were used in the fermentation experiment.
The rem�.inder cessed and yielded 250 lb.

of cured beans.

vrere harvested of which vras pro­ 9.

�e In vestJ._ggJie..� - Sincle rows of C. cn.psularis (BZ 4) and c.olitorius (E°CR 576) were gr-orm.

for comparison vdth Hibiscus cannabinus clay.

No results were available.

'Ihe small nnd Urena lobata on frontland scale experiment at M!>,ra was reduced n.nd removed to another site.

The aim of this vrork was to study the complex £'actors leading to sui -roble soil con­ di ti.ans for jute.
Treatments yard manure., one ton and f'if'teen tons an acre respe cti velJ,.

included application of limestone and farm­ 10. fP�� P�V:.�1£l.12Eent During the year 7,534 seedlint;s were d is- tributed, 4.,884 in Demerara, 1,450 in Essequibo a.nd 1.,200 in Borbice.

The seed.lings continued to germinate n..."1.d of the 120,753 nuts acq_uic'ed, 100,753 rrerc sent to the Centr-2.l .Agricultural Station and the remainder It iB estimated that the target of 70,CXXJ soedline;s for the year will be realised.
Seedlings n.re being sold to furmers f'or f'ivc cents ea.oh.

The f'ound it dif'­ response i'rom farrnrs was most encouragjng and the Department ficult to meet their demands for seed.lings.

It rro.s planned that a larger : 'wber of' seedlings 7.1.11 be a.vn.ilable f'or the next distribution in November/ December.

to Berbice.

The Depa.rtnent also studied the yields f'rom selected mother palms.

Fertiliser clay and sand reefs.

trials of limestone a.

'1.d NPK mixture were started on the i'rontland 11.
QE.��& - Fencing of the Station commenced a.nd the entire foreshore (500 yds.)

of the Station was completed.

r:i.dth along the The Crop Research Officers a.re developing the 27.6 acres of available '4 high sand reef f or the cultivation of suitable crops.

Kokers f'or the two large :foreshore the ponds were being stocked with I:1.sh.

Work on koksrs :for the remaining eight ponds continued.
ponds which consist of about 19.367 acres were completed and The development of f'ish culture in the environs (a radius of about ten miles) of ·i:;he Station was r:iost heartening.

There were about 200 /ponds•••••• - 9 - ponds., large and sooll, in u se.

The floods and high ti.des showed the suitability of the area.

for this purpose n.nd the success:f'ul growth of fish was a good example to visitors f'ror.1 the adjacent villages.
II.CIVIL AVI.At'.,_IQli Work progressed satisfactorily a breakdown of the eydraulic system of the tractor.· The blasting of the rock fomation vra.s completed in April.

A runway, 1,800' x 75' at one ond of the airstrip �t Kamara.ng was first used on lat April by a Piper Tripacer aircraft.,f The transportati navig�tional carried out.

The equipment will afterwards bo used nt Orinduik.


aids equipment from Wichabai to Georgetown on the Ka.r:iarong airstrip despite on of aeronautical telecommunications and for overhaul was III.�AGE & IRRIGAtJ=.Qli l. BLACK BUSH FOLDER: P[�gr� of Wo£!s - The throe sluices at Mibikuri, Lesbeholden and Joppa were produced 0:f':f'ective dr ainage.

Further excavation outfall channel.

brought into operation and those at Mibikuri and Lesbeholden was required for the Joppa.
Drainage and Irriga.tion works continued Lesbeholden, Joanna and Yukusari.

By the end of the quarter, at Lesbehol­ den only 26% of exca va ti.on of proprietors' renained to be completed.

drni.."ls and 14% of timber boxes satisfactorilJT at Mibikuri, Main Ca.ml: This wo.s CO.Cipleted except for minor works.

.

:installed.

��{a-����£::= Three engines and two oi' the pumps were Roads: Good progress was made on the Lesbeholden and Joppa sec­ tions of the-intersettlement road.
§::!���: The bridges at Lesbeholden are now completed.

Pile casting was conpleted at Mibikuri.

• ,.

Contractors' were employed by-Messra:-Pauling ber had reached a peak of 1,200 in May.

Labour: At the end of the quarter 1,010 Guill.

!lese & Co. and their sub-contractors.

The num­ PROJECT: BOERASIRIE EXTENSION a •e-=- Headworks �rj;hv10rks - Main Crmm Dam: All shaping was completed and the cut at No.

2 Canal wns sen.led off.


The emergency made at Wa.rimia to take in tid..1,l water waa sealed o:f':f' • A stop-off was constructed across the old Meten-meez-Zorg the Boerasirie Creek stop-o:f':f'.

intake, and repairs were done to inlet channel which was Structures - The position with the canal heads at the end of the quarter vro.s as follows:- Mari pa/Hu bu Uitvlugt S tev1a.rtville Maripa/Bonasika Wales ••• .

.

.
.

.

•• • • • • • •• ••• ••• ••• 25% completed Completed • 90% completed • 15% completed • 90% completed.

/Distributaries ••••• - 10 - 407 - - Earthworks - All vrork on the "B" L:ine Feeder Trench was completed during the quarter.

The High Level Co.nal leg of' the Maripa/Bonaa:ik.a distribu- to.ry, 300 feet of' the leg f'rom Main Crorm Dao to High Level Canal, and 24, (X)() f'eet of the Wales/Geer gia distributary TTere completed.
The mo.ohine world.ng on the Kent Do.m leg of the Ruby/ Boeraairie distributary made slorr progress.

Work commenced on a out-o:f':f' d.o.m betueen the Weir and the High Level Canal.

Structui•oa - At the eri.d of tho guarter the Parik.a/Ruby TaiJ.wl:'.ll1 Centre Trench Check Weir and the henvy-duty bridges over f:aJam/Hubu and Mo.ripa/ Hubu distrlbutaries 1Inripa/Hubu and Mnripn/Bonasika Tailrralls and the pipe outlot in "C" Line, and 75% of the "B" L:ine Check Sluice.
Work on th e Wales aqueduct was suspended pending the construction of the Co.nal Head.

vrere completed.

90ft of' the work r,aa completed on the Progress mn.de on onrthworks to the end.

of the quarter was as f'oD.ows :- , Drains Strik-en-heuveJ/'2-co.x:sir.

Faonde - 71100 feet dug.

No.

2 Ca.ml Completed.

Pnrika/Orange stein Facade Completed.

"A" Line Drain Excavation of bndly dug sections oontinu�.

Ruby Proprietors' Drain Re-digging of be.dzy dug Hubabu Drain aeot:i.ona.
The stop-off's were removed and the dr.'.l.in b ecnme fulzy operative.

Structures - At the end.

of' the quarter the position ,vaa as foJJ.ows :- Ruby Road Bridge Sluice "A" Line Road Bridge Sluice 6<::% completed.

95% completed.

St�heu vel R.B.

Sluice � completed.

No.

2 Rend Bridge Sluice Completed.

No.

1 Canal Huba.bu Drain Hubu Main Drain Hoa.vy-d.uty bridge at J::wa.

completed.

Heavy-duty bridge oonpleted.

Heavy-duty bridge at High Level Canal completed.


Work on the f'o.cades on the East Bank, Essequibo area continued o.nd all tid.Al outlets between Parika and Bonaaikn uere closed.

General Tidal wo.ter was tll.ken in at War:i.mi.n until mid-May vmen pump:ui.g in the Service Ca.

"lal ceased.

Di:f':f'ic ulties were encountered nt the Ruby Boerasirie Roc..d Bridge where a blow-out of sand.
occu1Ted in the downstrenm excavation causing the coffer dam to bo flooded, and nt 11A11 Line Road Bridge Sluice when tho dovmstrenm coffer drun collapsed.

T'.nese branches were rape.ired.

o f Jche Snlem/Bla.ke Dam et Jumbie Creek, but this nas .fortun.atezy detected early and closed off'.

Facade begi:-.n in earzy June.

A cut was oode in the Main Crown 'le-silting Conservancy levels at tho end of the quarter were as follows:- ••••• - 11 - .

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60.4 G.D • W.l G.D. W.3 G.D. Leonor� Corner ••• ITo.
1 Canal ••• Employees inclusive of supervisory stll.f'f totalled 5.39 (377 being enployed �y the Contractors and 162 by the Department) • - _ _.,.___�------ .3.

MINOR DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION WOIUffi: Eapt Demer� - .All structures completed.

West Demero.ra The earthworks on the \'.lestern s:ic1e of Ln.

Jn.lousie middle-reThTTere conpleted except �or about six rods at sermncy Hen.d.

Th e f'encin::; of the area, �d earthnorks sicle of middle wc.

I!lont of neu iITigation trenches and clams were carried out.
Jk nero in progress.

Clearing and surveys f'or the o.lign ­ on the e;1stern the Con­ � �uib.9.. - Golden Fleece Weir and earthworks around the intake were completed.

Work vro.s carried out on the facade drain at Devonshire Cn.�tle.

In the Devonshire S'..1.stle/McNabb 'lre�.

i.ork vms carried out in erecting ;w:Lre i'ence on the i7estern dnn of' Ln.maha and also of' deepening Lamnl.1.."... ---- -.

... � SURVEYS FOR DRAil!AGE & IRRIGATION PROJECTS: ------------- .
Six survey parties arc now in the Mo.bnioa/Abary /B er1:ice area col­ lecting inf'ornation f'or the Mahaica/Berbice Project.

.. ----- 5.

HYDROGRAPHIG & HYDROLOGICAL SURVEYS: -- Four stage recorders and a similar number of' rainf'all recorders are being operated and oointa:iJ:1ed in the Co.nje River nrea nnd three o f ea.ch on the N.iahaico.

, Mahaico1-zy ru1d Abary River areas.


Flovr discharge were being taken n.t the nen stntions in the upper regions of measurements the Hn.haicoey and .Ab P.ry R ivers, and at Co.ne Grove on ,che Mahdca River.

6.

CORENTYNE DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION SCHEME: �-- -.-,-=�=.=;...:.

:.=;== Tenders were invited f'or the work of reconditioning the Torani Canal and renov:i.ng slips at 14iles 5 -7.

TV.
TV.

EDUCATION (To the time this Report was prepc.red, no returns for the quarter ho.d been received from the Education Depo.rtment).

V. E._JJ'{ANCE_ • C redit Corporation f.re$i t Corporation Loans mD.de m1.d repaynonts received by the the quarter were as f'ollo.rs:- c1ur:i..ng /LO AN3 • • • • • • • -'- -12 - 4C9 .LO.ANS r REPAYMENTS -� ($) Amount ($) No.
Amount .Agriculture 91,704 ·86,897 Housing - Public Off'icers 20 126,600 88,358 ••• ' 37 ••• 100 IB7 ,900 159,235 - Other Industry ••• ••• Fishing ••• • •• - 902 wgging ...••• - - .225 Food Production ••• 33 195,123 64,472 Local .Authorities ••• - - 3, T16 .7 86,731 119,137 6,876 197 688,960 528,976 1.

Staff' Tra}-ning - With the co-operation of' the Tr:i.nichd Forest Depart­ oent, n.n Assistant Conservator of' Forests a.nd.

n. Forest Guard nade a tour of' silvicultural centres in thn.t country.
They pn.id special attention to the mothod.s used f'or the establishment of Pinus caribaea plantations and nn.tural regeneration of' indigenous species.

2.

�E' Appraisals� The survey of the area of about 150 square of' the Great Falls, Demerara River, mis completed dur­ miles, immediate� south ing the quarter and the survey party returned to Georgetown.

The preparation of' vegetation maps Assistant Conservator who was in chD..rge 11ent on leave.
from aerial photographs continued until mid-June when the 3.

Silviculture - Sixteen acres of' worked out Wallaba f'orest were cleared and p'iruitedri th pine (four acres P. elliottil e.nd twelve acres Ron.de A Tl>r6 caterpillar bulldozer P.caribaea) was eQployed to clear part of' the area in an attempt to reduce costs.

However, due -�o meche.nical break-doYl!l.3 only trro and a half' acres were cleared by this method at a higher cost than clearing by rnn.nual labour.
at Mile 5 of' the Bn.rtica-Potaro The existing plantations wero tended.

The total mo.n-d.c'l.ys w·orked _-;-:io 456.

4.

Central Timber�uf'ac.tur� Plant - The installation of the new Wadld.n F.D.

planer continued.

VII.

GEOLOGI,Q!

!f, SURVEYS £t-eld Wor_ks - During the quarter the senior geologist continued his study of bauxite and laterite.

He also carried out a detaile d survey ne['.I' the headwaters their tenor, tonnage n.nd economic possibilities.
of the Potaro River on some elwninous laterites to determine mainly Tvro geologists returned to headquarters from the New River - Oronoque area.

after speru:ling four months on f'ield work there.

During that time they surveyed about 466 miles of river traverses along the Ne'\1 River, the Oronoque n.nd their principal tributaries, covering an area of' about 2,500 square miles by preliminary reconnaissance.
A geologist and n.n assistant geolog:u3t carried out surveys in the area f'ron the source of the Burro-Burro, across the Essequibo aJ.Dost to the head­ waters oi' the Demerara River.

This ar� hn.d not been mapped before and much valuable inforrna tion on the geologica.l cal formations was obtained.

structure and the nature of the geologi­ /I:n the•••••• - 13 - In the Tassawini area (middle Bar�ma) a geologist mapped 600 square the whole of that area.
In o.n o.djacent area, an miles which almost completecl assistant geologist a 5eologist and an assistant mapping.

Tho aim of surveys relationship rnotamoruhosed sediments to the nm•th.

mapped about 450 square miles.

In the Kutuau-Kopang area, between the iretamorphosed volc:inics of the Cuyuni river and the geologist completed about 600 square miles of in these areas is fo investigate the geological Work vras also in progress in the Merune-Y\.fl.Inakusa area.
There, D.n assistant geologist re-mapped 1,100 square 4�les and carried out surveys :ui.the colunbite nrea of the Ktmuballi River.

This river is a tributo.ry of the Mazaruni, a few r:dles upstream fron the mouth of the Puruni River.

An assistant geologist carried out detailed pro:apecting for diamonds on the Pakarai.Inc.� plateau.

The distribution of diamonds is such that it seems tho.t they aTe associated by conglomero.te.
As there is much activity in a sinil�r area to the north (in tho upper Kurupung), it is ir:tportant to !mow to what e�ent diamond mining can bo extended to the upper Mazaruni.

with a i:e,rticular belt of country which is underlain The Geophysicist-Hydrologist investigated some test wells which had The investigation is part of a been drilled by the Public Works Department.

plnn in the study of the constul artesian basin.


Buildings - Work on the block of flats in New Market Street con­ of the new laboratory nnd dark-roou tinued.

These flats are expected to be completed by the end of Sept ember.

1'he construction built on the ground floor of be finished by oarly October.

On the United Kingdom• s decision to close their Atomic Energy Authority Office, the Govenment agreed ing which is in the Departnent Is cor:rpound.

the new wing at Headque.rters, began.


This 1ro.s being to purchase the build­ 13rickdan, and should " • �borato;:y_ Work - The work carried out during the quarter in- cluded:- r Analyses and identifioations ••• 34 Heavy mineral separations, sieve anu)yses, eto.

for the Department ••• 47 Thin sections prepared ••• 552 Preparations, analyses, etc.
for other Governnent Departments nemb ers of tho public and ••• 7 Draw1ng Offi,9� In a ddition to tho continuation of work on the compilation of controlled quarter degree sheets on scale l : 100,000 and a draft of a proposed legend book prepared by field officers following work was carried out during the quarter:- and dro.ughtsmen, the Ammonia sun prints made Photos oopic stencils r.mde •••• ••• ll7 8 Maps and tracings mn.de ••• 25 Hand coloured pril1ts for field geologists 20 �!Z.
- The nunber of books catalogued cwring the quarter ,,as 2,546.

234 accessions were received while b oolcs loaned to the staff totalled 254.89 copies of Bulletin No.

2 and 35 copies of the preliminary survey of the geological survey of the Pot..1.ro-Ireng area were cyclostyled for sale.

The number of publicn.tions distributed free or sold were:- ••• Bulletins .Almual Reports ••• Mineral Resources Panphlet ••• ••• 1faps Other publications ••• • •• and other books wore bound.
••• • •• • •• 53 aerial publications 95 40 8 22 2 )vm.

HEAILrH ••• •• -�- ., 411 1.

Pur_C?.�Se of Hos12ital Eguii:inen,i - During the q uarter indents in the estimated sun of l4:,J.75 were pla.ced.

It is proposed to spend &bout $60,690 this year on equipment.

2. ma..FP Control - Nearly 50,000 persons TTere treated during the quar­ ter a.nd.

it is proposed to test another 6,000 at Vreed-en-Hoop and Pouderoyon.
Construction of Howes - The housing progrrumne was n.loost completed nt the end of the delivery.

3,164 houses of all types ware oompleted:- quarter, 0� 54 houses renaining with the contractors for r- RENT--- UncJ.er constr.

SALE .. Com- <'ci:-.- plo�_:J o pJ.ot _ _ • I -· DEMI!ffi.ARA -- SELF !iELP TOTALS Under Com- constr.

plete Under Com- constr.

plete G-eorgotom1 18 West Bank & West Coast - Wist12.r - R\st Coo.st - • Ee.st Dank - I 18 l 1,335 621 -!
- 150 102 - 6- 16 ' - 219 - 24 25 - - 54 - 24 1,485 745 25 321 18 2,175 - 24 25 252 - €,() - 4D 43 2,551 ., §§E9._q_IBO Ma.inlc..nd - Bl\rtica.

- North West Dist.

- I Isls.

-I- Essequibo - '/+4- 52- 35- - - 131 BERBICE Corentyne Nen Amsterdam - - En.st Coast - East Banlc - -• I En.at Col'.st & i 56 49 - 4D - 19 I - --- 56 108"" 11 41 - 12 - - - 52 ll 105 11 85 - 64- 35- 52 11 236 - 70- 74- 51 - 1B - 213 -I175 - ll4 - 70- 18 - 377 L Rl�ND .
� TAL I18 lt5U 9&i- 36 639 54 3,164 The position uo.s:- of the following contracts 2lA -II.A.

Amo -668 Housa.s.

Completed.

J.8 houses remn:i.ned to be completed.

/39 Cra.ig • •••••• �------------- 39 Craig - 114 Houses: Completed.

- l5 - Applications 31403 respectivezy.

cluding rents, hire-purchase i'or rental a.nd h:ire purchase n.cconmodntion totalled 5,634 a.nd.

instalments on houses D..'l'ld sale of land.

Revenue collected dur:ing the quarter TTas $235,262.59 in­ � Self'-He.2-.E.
- At the end of the que:.rter six schemes of' 78 houses ,1ere completed.

This brings the total number of schemes completed to date to �hirty-four of 624 houses.

Three schemes of 51 houses Yrere under construction.

The distribution is us foll ows:- ------ COUNTY - I COMPLETED , UNDER CONSTRUCTION TOT.AL No.

of No.

of No.

of No.

of No.

of No.

of Scher.tea Houses Scheoes Houses Schomes Houses Demeraro.

••• 16 321.
••• 16 321.

Berbice ••• 11 200 Essequibo ••• 7 1 1 - [?4 103 1 j 624 3 - - 25 17 346 15 12 8 11 21.5 D4- - 51 37 675 2!,_awi.ng Office_Sta.ff - On],.y one draughtsm.

'lll n.nd f'our clerks of '\7orks r:ere retained.

Qual}i��eyor / �� - Tender docuraents for ma teriuls and work were prepared for n number of iteos during the quarter.

Firu:1.1 accounts for contract 7, and the sel:f'-help schemes nt Diamond and Cune Grove were com­ pleted.
X. LANDS & MDlES Astra fix0s for ground control were carried out in the North West District.

• 1.

�!PRQVEMENT �E!PANSION OF EXISTING LAND DEVELOPMENT Sa-I�f_E§.

: XI.

bfiND D�LOPMEfil_ Essequibo - Thirty acres of land ,1ere oleo.red in preparation for the planting o-f' rice.

A clrn.inage trench was dug n.nd o.nother reconditioned.

Cross dans and drain::!.go trenches nere cleared.

Three box kokors were completed.


In the lAy-out of' residentir1.l nreas, 687 rods of' drains were dug and a cross street metalled.

A drainage co.n..�l uo.s being dl.li;.

Ve rgenoesen - Burnt earth rn:i.s obtained.

cmd the r:eto.11.ing of' streets began.

Bad weather nffocted the drainage ,rork in this area.

3.

GARDEN OF EDEN: of it \vas completed.. Work on the oi':fice continue cl sa tisfnctorizy.

A greenhenrt box looker which will drain sor.ie 200 �cres of' land east The :farm lots originn.
]Js" 39 in nur.1ber and wrying from n.pproxi.matezy 12 to 50 �ores were divided in htl:f' to provide holdings for btloc the number of settlers.

ApproximD..tely 1,400 rods of roo.dwnys and do.ms were rn:is ed and levelled in the south section of the scheme.

Heavy minf'all led to the sun­ pon.sion the trees fron the north a.ran.. of the compound.

of work on roadvro.ys ancl dams, the D6 bulldozer being used then to clear •••••• 4• DEVELOPMEN T OF_fLN.

MARA CUM Al1lNfilg.§.


: -16 - About 500 acres i..'1 t:orth and South L'Enterpriso n.nd North 1111d South New Ma.

Retroi te vrere cloored.

200 rods of tho New Ma Retro.i te roc.drray were netalled.

26 new homesteads were laid out, prepnred mid occupied in south Schopmoed.

5.

PLN.

ONVERWAGT: A complete scheme has not yet been approved.

-- 6.

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS: - During the quarter lands were investigated in co1mection vr.i.

th the expansion of the Mara Scheme.

nr.


POST OFFICE Teleoorununications Rehabilitation Builgings - The Engjneor-in-Chief, Engineers, Traff'io a.nd Cler:1.­ cnl staff occupied the neu ing mid fitting works were in hand at the end of the Quarter.

Georgetown Exchange building.

Electrical light­ !l!E-.


:t Autornatio Ex:c�� - The Exohange Bid ]dings at Beno.b, Mo.haioa, and Wales were completed except for building at Cove & John 'l'r.lS under construction tiated for the buildings at Skeldon, Blo.irmont po.inting and flooring.

The '17hilo sites were being nego­ and Mon Repos.

rm.s :in­ R ural Autoxaa ti.,9_�pg,_0 Eguipment - Exchange equipoont o.t the for­ stalled at both Ituni o..'tld Suddie.

External plant was conpleted mer while �h�_:t s.t tho latter was being installed.
� B}lildings .. nte conetruotion o-t: the radio hut at Mackenzie ,•m.s conpleted.

A site for o. receiving sta:ti on at Mon Repos was ob:to,ined.

!Jnderground Duct _wd _Ca.EJ.e §lat� - During th� quarter 34. miles in Georgetown.

Plnns for of cable were dravm in and 95 joints completed New Amsterdam were amrl o!'

the Consul ting �gin.ears.


ting final approval Traffic surveys rrere ma.a of' Charity to Supena.a.m and Par:fr..a to Wales, while an engineering survey was ma.de of the Cha.rity/Supena.a.m a.rea.

Exchange Eguipment - The inatalla.tion of the Exchange equipment, trunk, switch board and power plnnt progresned satisf'actoril,y.
Subscriber{l.J?Pa.r��� - The conversion of private branch ex­ and rr.i.rlllg of new as well as existing sub­ ohanges continued s cr:l.bers' precises was well underwa y. satisfactorily 1.

RO.ADS:--· xrn.

PUBLIC WORKS East Coast • Maintenance rm.a carried out to the earth-side walls of the experimental strip which were bad:cy damaged by heavy rains.

Some surfacing work wcs also Qone.

�s:L],g.� - Heavy and prolo11ged rainfall hind.ored oonatruotion- a.1 vrork for more than hru.f cf the quarter.
Preliminary uorks r,rere started on the Diamond Bridge and a sm::i.ll amount of oloaring done o.t Coverden.

Some progress was also ma.de on the bnse course of tho lntter.

A totcl.

length of 3 miles of three layers sand Hope, umd of Co.11<.1.a.n and Garden a:£ Ed.en bitw:len surfacing rm.a oompleted at Friend.ship, /Par:i.ka-Bartica ••••• ,, .. -17 - posed road Par�Bartica Final plans were being prepared for the pro- of appro:x:i.mately ll miles f'rom KarabeDi to Bonasi.ko..

J3arjJ..ca-P,9.:t�.
J3arjJ..ca-P,9.:t�.

- Approx;i.mately 3.37 miles of the road were com­ pleted durine; the quarter between 3½ and 7 Milos.

Dra:ins and outlets were dug.

Temporary offices, erected at 4 Miles.

Four greenheart culverts 1 and 3.

The roadway bet,veen straightened.

Stone crushing commenced.

in June, and boulders quarried at the 2 Miles quarry.
stores, a fuel bond and f'ield l·liles 4 and 7 was cleared, were put down between Miles workshops were vtldened and ._ are bewg �ta�Leth� - 10 and 17 miles of reconnaissance survey were carried out in the Pakatau Glendor and Annai areas respectively.

26 miles of flagging 8 miles in the Pakatau Glemlor area.

Approximately 7afa of the survey was completed.

Seventy persons rrere now em.ployed on the work.

were completed between Taramu savannah and Toka village and 2.

SEA & Rl"VER DEFENC_:E.3_:_ �£4!


:E:bO - During the quarter 624 feet of coping v,ere completed at Anna Reg:uia and vrork on the reinforced concrete Somerset and Berks commenced.

coping at McNabb to �st D.em�r:._a.r.9:.

236 feet work were completed Zee burg area.

Tenders vrnre invited for the casing of tho Ui tvlugt Pall­ off.

in the De Willem/ �st D��J!.� During the quarter the survey of the Boulder In the Maha.ica/Mahaico.ny area, Wall -Atld.nson Field area was completed.
approximately 200 feet of earth dam rrnre throm1 up.

7,000 feet of earth dam, 700 feet boulder facing -co earth darn and 21800 feet of reinforced con­ crete coping at Nabaclis/Strathspey were coopleted.

Bcrbice - During the quarter TTOrks at Spri.11glands/Skeldo� and Zorg-en-Hoop, and clearing completed.

Aprrox::imc.tely 400 feet of boulder rra.ll and 9(X) the Ne'l7 S00.

Ihm at No.

2 a..'1.cl No.


3, reconditioning of the Industry/Borlam dam, sealing-off of the Koker, North the Ithaca channel ;-1ere da.m were throvm up from No.

78 koker to Spr:i.Jl6lands Stelling nnd feet earth and Islington nere com,Pleted.

about 480 feet of wall betITecn Stanleyto\'m Zight Contracts and R. C. Wall, River Defences, Stanleytown/Islin1;ton.

'.1.\,70 draglines were purchased.

The use of the electronic devices to carry out surveys when �nd marks arc not visible was being investigated.
36 feet of re casing of vtn.lls rri th concrete we1·c am:1.rded for the norks at New Sea Dam, Cotton Tree/.Zee were done in the West Dcmerara Country District.

3.

NEW PUBLIC BUILDIJiCl§.

: Additional electrical ,1orks ct the Nev, Laboratory Building, and the nork on the sub-Re31,Stry Technical Institute were completed Commissioner, Vreed-en-Hoop and tho extension of the Forest Department Headquarters were in progress and approxima.te]._y of the work on the m>rkshop at Triumph remained to be completed.
6� completed.

Vault, New Amsterdam On]._y 25% during the quarter.

Both the new of'f'ice for the District ---- ------- HOUSING FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS: completed Capoey; Veterinary Of'f'icer, At the end of the quarter houses ,·,ere for the District Fort Wellington; Marshn.11 New Amsterdam; Engineer, Drainage Commissioner, and Irrig�tion, Of'f'ice Teleoommun::.0c.1.tions, ment, Lethem.

T'.ae conversion a.nd b�rraoks to no.

rried quarters at Atld.nson Field were also completed.
The construction of housco was in progress for the Technician, Post Office Telecommunications; Pr:iJ�on Off'icer, and IsMl+-0n.

M�rkec Street continued.

Post Sud.die; Inspector, Public Work:3 Depart­ of n. house to three flats at Nev; Amsterdam R.upun11ni; � the construction of the block Mazaruni; 2 Field Off'icers, Karasabai .Anna Regina; and Engin_ecr, of f'lats, New • -- /5.

Rural•••••• 5.RU:RAL WATER SUPPLY (ARTESI.AN WELLS}: -18 - The overhead tank at Ia Bagatelle, Leguan was completed.
and work on one at Pal.rnyra was in pro gr-ess.

A tank was erected.

on the crest of the Hosororo Hill and pipe lines laid a constructional and the erection of a hydram oontinued.

worlc on the feed V1ell The construction of a 20,0CX) gJ.n.

concrete sump was completed at Best while work continued on the overhead tank at Vreed-en-Hoop gln.

concrete 20,000 gln.

overhead tank at Vergonoogen/Philad.elphin and the one at Ond.eI'­ : 1n0ming was o.lrao st oompl�ted.

and the 36,0CX) sump n.t Pouderoyen.


Materials were being assembled f'or the XIV.

TRJ-LNSPORT & H.ARBOURS Stea.mer Se:i-:-vioos - Work continued on the reoonatruction nnd im­ provements to tlw-'tJ,j:;;;Ji.anna.

Stelling and o. t the end of the quarter the pa.int:ing of the bori,1 ·,:us Georgetom nevr engine for being built in Scotland is due to be launehed of the one being built by Sp1·0stons conpleted..

The reconstruction and oxpc.nsion of' the Fcrr'J Term:i.na.ls commenced.
Insto.ll,..1. tion of the in prog;i.·ess.

Tho new ferry 11Makouria11 in Juzy., 1959, a.nd the keel n.nd Vroed-en-Hoop the M.V.

Barima.

is nas laid.

Ho..rboU1.· Services - Wor!

: on Vroed-en-Hovp Ha.rbot'lt' s Depot and Lo.unoh Station continued satisf'rtctorlly.

The f'i tting of snni ta.ry runenit:re s and pc.inting wel'e completed.

a.l lie]lting nnd power.

These genern.tora system and will be used to serve the Forry Term:L.11� Ra:i.lwo..y Sta ti.on, Loco­ mo-';:i ve Ruru:.ins Shed c.nd.
Workshop a.a rrell c.s the Harbour :Uopot nnd I.nunch Station.

gener­ will be operated on a.

24-hour shi:rt Two 16-K.vI.

generators will be installed for R�.ilwo.y �0J!JE'-..1l!.

- At the J.ocanotive new offices end the storeroor.i for :inf'lanableo was completen., ties inst=i.lled and rewl.ring done.

Inprovement works rrerc oa.rried.


out to the s-tc--.tions and Golden Gro•re on the En.ot Coast, a.nd Boero.sirie .,nd Tuschen on the Went Coas+,9 Strengthening and TTelding repdrs to the bridges at Mahaico., out and painting began.

at Mam.ico11..y, Bclf'ield, Clonbrour: Mahaico.

:-v7 and Abn.ry were cn.rried shed, construction of the sani mr"J ameni­ At Mocha, good progress the provision of irrigation water f'or tlie a re�.
wn.s being made on the seli'-help scheme for XVIIo � WELFARE Qs>�� and a lea.clership course arran_:--)d. It is hoped that this course would.

be of benefit J�,:, all leaders of both statutory and voluntary organisations the area.

velop2.§l.

!.1_.t - .A nevr project was launched at Queenstown.

:&3sequibo, within Cl1:b was a:f'i'orded Youth Welfare - Most of the equipment for �tainod'"'i�'membGrs them.

The membe�ship is now 250. were tak:i.ng full ad.vantage of' the facilities t: the Albouystown Y.M.C.A.
XVIrI.

LOG.AL GOVERI-n.illNT On 24th April( the Governor assented.

to the Local Government of Property) Ordinance, (Valuation No.

5 of 1959.

Two bills dealing with the constitution Procedure and Regulations and to regulate the financial ai'fairs or local authorities were under prepara­ tion.

of' Local AuJ.

;horities and Election /xx.

• ••••• • -19 - Sawariwau and Toka villages, Water Supp� - Wells 't7ere made and pumps installed • Rupununi at Massara, .
'J'rainin_g_ pentres - Four classes commenced ins� in the Rupununi, one in uarpentry at Waramuri, one training in Cabaoaburi and one in tailorinc at Wakapau.

dllring the quarter.

in domestic One Trade Stores - The store at Karaaubui was opened for business.

A prefabricatccfa'iuminium building was ordered for Aishalton Village.

Dis�.� Office, Orea� - Build.

:ing si tea were inspected and plans were being prepared.
--ooOoo- • • .,, ... .APPENDIX ��lopment Rrogramme - Financial Statem� 417 I t I I I I. I - .

Head of Estimate and.

project -- - !

I Total Prov:ii3.ion for 1959 $ �- Total E>-:pendi- ture for 1959 (to end of June) $ AGRICULTURE: • •• Agricultural Station .

Staff' Training ••• Central Hosororo Experiment Employmont of a Soil Scientist -Coast & Interior Soil Survl::�'S Livestock Livestock Fisheries -Inland.
& Sea Cocoa Trials •••• • •• Jute Investigations ... Sta.tion -Ebini •• Station -St. Ignatius Station Developme Botanical nt of Coconut Industry Surveys -Intermediate .

Savannal1s ... <'8 & Interior Abattoir & Refrigerati on Plant, Lethem ••• • •• I 41,44-9 154-,195 94-,500 25,4-70 129,652 60,1#) 97,807 .. 4-9, 770 64,703 34-,152 20,000 4,830 3,000 �- TI9,968 1,84-7 2,355 7,304 9,4-51 17,07: 22,923 18.,084 35,015 22,757 14,609 10,129 1,742 - 163,288 II.

� =-- CIVIL AVIATION: Improvement cations ... .


.. of Interior Communi- Safety & Navigational Aeronautical Aids Telecommunicati Aids ••• and Navigational ons -- III.

DRAIN.AGE & IR.ll..IGATIQB: 45,000 29�506 11,404- 85,990 - 9,743 2.4 - 9,767 Black Bush Polder ••• Project ••• Boerasirie Works ••• .

.. Minor Dralll.B.ge & Irrigation Surveys for Dra:i.m.ge & Irriga- tion Projects ••• ••• Hydrographio & Hydrological Surveys ••• .

.

.
.

.

Courantyne Schemes ... Roseha.11 Village - District Pern:anent :Drainage System Pouderoyen ••• 0 C a Reconditioning Drainage -North Tapakuma -Investigation & Report I 4,076/XXJ 1,w ,n2 2,317,766 784-,673 1.,235,802 82,948 110,000 105,800 292,000 1.5,010 35,54!)

16,174- 33,239 33 15,796 368,CX?J , 7,195 47,471 ' - I 7,695,180 I 3.,325,039 *Eatimate: Departmental returns not received.

/IV.

EDtx:;ATION •••• .

.

.APPENDIX (Contd.)

I Head of Estimate and Projeot IV.

EDUCATION Total Provis.


'.iDn for 1959 To ta.l Expendi­ ture for 1959 (to.end of JuneJ Primary Schools� Buildings -Furniture & Equipment -Sanitation Capital Grants to aided Secon- dary Schools • • • • •• Extensions & Improvements to Queen's College ••• Ho.ndicra:C+, & Domestic Science Departments • • • • •• Technical Institute -Laboratory 97,000 and Classroom t••• Equipmen 32,400 1,.00,000 *130,000 so,ooo 25,000 * 25,0CX) * 5,000 60,000 V. !.,_INANC,!
- -__ ,, ____________ FORES� I 14,000 • 3,000 708,1,.00 *180,000 I------+---------t , ____ ___......
.-- ---.. ·-�-·- w -� Additional Temporary Staff ••• Staff Training ••• • •• Timber Appraisals ••• ture • • • • •• Silvicul Central Timber Manuf'acturing Plant • • • • •• 'Sl ,94D 4,500 35,424 50,581 4,6,ooo 12,170 388 13,477 7,605 34,&+0 t----t------�---------------+---------------·- 174-,445 68,480 II -----··------ GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS Surveys & Minera1 Goological • • • Developmer:t • •• e ••• Inter Guiana Conferenc -----------------·---�-+-- VIII.HEAif.!1!

: 549,079 231,316 3,800 , __ .,..


·- _________ 552,879 -- 231,316 ·- Purchase of Hospital Equipment Cottage Hospital :, •· Leonora •• .

:.a.a- -Leguan ••• -do- -Mahaioony Health Centres ••• • •• Mortuaries ••• ••• Filaria Control••• ••• PolioJllYelitis Erection of Central Medical ••• Vaccination 27,156 65,024 71,420 62,450 213,000 9,000 9,270 86,300 3,944 800 5,000 4,092 Store, Pharmaoeutical turing Depa.rtm.
::nt Bond ••• • •• & Alcohol Manufao­ Health Museum -Equipment Settlement Mn.haica Hos:pi tal ••• - ••• of Ex-patients ,.

16,078 5<J7 10,000 570,295 -- 5,343 597 - 19,776 /IX l!OUSING •••• ·• .

-· APPENDIX (Contd.)

,,----+-c-------------------...---·-----·----------t Heaf of Estimate arrl.

Scheme Total Provision for 1959 Total Expendi­ ture for 1959 ( to end of June) IX. '

- x.

HOUSING: Rural and Urban Housing -· ••• - LANDS & MmES 891,169 - 419,238 - ----- Topographic Surveys ' ------ I XI.
----·- LAND DEVELOPMENT ••• - 22,000 5,738 Improvement and Eicpanaion of • • • Existing Land Settlement Schemes Equipment for and Improvements to Workshops on Land Settlementf of Garden of Eden Development of Pln.

Mara ••• Development Pln.

Onverwagt Development of Purchase of Land ••• Preliminary Investigations ••• Erection of Bonds f'or Pure Line 189,713 .
* 5,190 * ale 500 92,000 12,000 105,698 545,425 100,391 45,000 1�000 *98,000--•1,310 Seed Padi ••• � 9,700 I * 3,000 *200 000, -�· --- 1,ooa,927 ---- XII.
?OST OFFICE Telecommunicat ions Rehabilitation 1,528,930 �·E-------------·-------J.------�-+--------� 1,352,453 I XIII.PUBLIC WORKS W.ain Ruad East Coast Demerara East Banl:: Demerara Road ••• Road Parika-Bartica ••• Road ••• Bartica-Potaro Potaro-Lethem Rnad ••• Road Reconstruction of Berbice Sea & River Defences ••• New Public Buildings ••• Housing for Public Officers ••• Rural Water Supply -Artesian Wells ••• ••• Road Making Plant Extension P.W.D.
Workshop ••• and Instru- Hydrologic ••• Research ments 850,000 48,654 600,000 30,000 200,000 200,000 169,354 1+,908 66,574.

91,09{:t 10,000 - 1,753,857 .381,782 100,000 71,423 194,341.- 39,10.3 l.39,984 700,000 32,800 - ll,355 - 47,000 19,000 ------------- ' .

--------- I 4-, 737,001 1., 024, 2'Z'l ... /XIV.

TRANSPORT •••••• APPENDIX (Contd.)

.. -.. Head of Es ti.mate and Project xrv.

-.

- - '-,MNSPORT & HARBOURS : ------t--·----�-.


!1,,---�--- Total Provision Total Expencli­ ture for 195 9 for 1959 ( to end of June) $ -- .. Servioes of Steamer Rehabilitation Harbour Services Improvement Railway Renewals 1,935,569435,921 50,000 17,902 ••• 193,998 83,877 1.,_... __ -!i�-------�---------�--------,-�-+-�---,--- 2,179,567 537,700 ' Irr.
MISCELLANE OUS New Amsterdam -Improvement of Water Supply E;cpel13es of Issue G<>vernment Reoording Studio Ex:perimont in P3.pain Production Improvement Li.br�l""J Facilities - -Primary Schools -Secondary Schools V:L<3ual Aid Equipme.
'Ylt ••• Atld.nson Field Construction, ••• Extension of Georgetown Sports Club Supply to areas comprising the Georgetown Greater Training in Home Economics Training in Agricult-ure ••• Area •• Pure Water , * 3,200- * 2 200 00 * 5 • 700 120,634 10·000 41,000 1,000 2,400, 1,200 1,920 2,400 ' I I (";;, l I I XVLL 2,008 1,461 2,150 -�---------·----- "'3,l+OO · - - - - - - - - �1 _ _ _ 186,173 * 10,000 _ ______ _ _ _ - _ RUF.AL SELF HS; Rural Self Help Schemes ••• §.OCI� �LFARE: 00 3 00 , 0 15 , - 29 1 • __ 1.
Community Organisation, and Development ••• Edui;�.tion Extension Sports Development -Albouystown Y.M.C.A0 ••• 26,622 3,550 ..,_ _______ 4,000 34,172 4,423 ,----- 2,668 1,755 - - - - - - - - - -�-- �----+-----------; a--- -- -t- ---- -- -- -- - - --- xvm.

LOCAL GO�: 59,732 26,� oco ___ J __ 2 , 3 3 8 5 _ _ _ _ _ _,_� - Temporary Specialist Staff t-----t----------·-----------+----------.

"9--------- R u r i e m -:-_�_�_�_;_;_;_o�_ _ _�_�_ _w_ i-Il_X_._�--R-URA_ _ e s _�_.._ _!_o_h_ _ _ _____ 3_6_, IO xx.
.AMER.IlID..I!

!L DE'Y]:lf)� Rest Shelters ••• Water Supply -Amer:i.ndia.n Vill.a.ges Amerindian Training Centres Trade Stores Wapisia..na.

Fencing Sohome ••• Office -Orealla District ••• ' " 38 1,598 399 2,358 16,500 5,000 8,000 6,758 2,000 23,750 62,008 ---------- ---- ---- ----t-----------t------ ---, 4,393 GRAND TOTJJ:i !

HEADS I - XX ••• 21, 614,836 7,594 , 982