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i. Dwelling-houses.
(i) Building Work.
I.
(a) The following table shows the number of dwelling-houses completed under
Government schemes during each of the years under review :
Grand total for five years : 21,230 dwellings.
(h) The following table shows the number of dwelling-houses now in course of
construction under Government schemes :
By private persons and
public utility societies
In towns
In rural areas
By local authorities
In rural areas
Totals
In rural areas
1,857
6,531
2,852
2.263
4,709
8,794
Total number of dwelling-houses in course of construction : 13,503.
(c) The following table shows the number of dwelling-houses at present in contem¬
plation under Government schemes :
By local authorities
Towns
Rural areas
Number of houses for which tenders have been accepted
Number of houses for which tenders have been invited
Number of houses for which sites have been acquired and plans approved .
Number of houses in other schemes at present being prepared
670
2,246
4,537
3,5o6
±
1,962
2,337
Total. . .
io,959
8,694
Total number of dwelling-houses at present in contemplation : 19,653.
5 ummary : Dwelling-houses :
1. (a) Completed 21,230
(b) In course of construction I3,5°3
(c) Contemplated I9,653
Total.. 54,386