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(10) Statistics.—As at 31st March the cumulative progress since the inception of the Department is as follows :

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1937-38. 1938-39. 1939-40. 1940-41.* 1941-42.* 1942-43.*' 1943-44.* 1944-45.* 1945-46. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units, (a) Houses advertised .. 3,172 6,698 11,071 14,084 17,029 17,443 20,910 24,581 27,845 (b) Contracts let 2,507 6,188 10,353 13,647 16,522 16,799 19,487 22,349 25,331 (c) Houses under construction .. 1,560 2,326 2,847 2,444 2,033 1,209 2,078 3,442 3,253 (d) Houses completed and handed over for occupation — Housing Department 399 3,064 6,432 10,337 13,525 14,619 15,475 17,392 20,726 Other Government Depart27 88 108 273 297 349| ' 47-Sf ments • (e) House-unit sections required .. 9,296 13,949 20,421 23,953 28,990 36,613 40,184 42,061 45,838 Towns, &c. Towns, &c. Towns, &c. Towns, &c. Towns, &c. Towns, &c. Towns, &c. Towns, &c. Towns, &c. (/) Towns and localities work con70 106 121 137 141 146 153 184 321f ducted in Contractors. Contractors. Contractors. Contractors. Contractors. Contractors. Contractors. Contractors. Contractors. (g) Principal contractors engaged 145 240 291 326 345 346 406 506 634 (h) Payments £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Land and services 298,500 890,600 1,638,900 2,549,100 3,086,400 3,665,500 4,212,300 4,934,000 5,621,000 Dwellings-construction— Housing Department 1,053,600 4,311,400 8,567,200 13,075,300 16,376,500 17,316,200 18,326,200 21,690,600 25,840,800 Other Government Depart26,700 128,400 191,400 325,200 523,700 678,600 1,203,500 ments Joinery-factories, including 48,900 50,500 52,600 49,400 45,900 46,700 46,700 45,700 45,700 machinery Vehicles, plant, and equipment Interest during construction 2,600 6,200 12,900 17,200 19,100 21,600 23,100 30,600 42,800 6,600 21,000 31,000 52,200 93,500 117,600 154,000 226,200 276,400 Administration .. 66,200 166,400 281,300 406,400 539,800 685,700 659,100 785,000 985,800 1,476,400 5,446,, 100 10,610,600 16,278,000 20,352,600 22,178,500 23,945,100 28,390,700 34,016,000 * Work retarded due to the temporary dive rsion of contrac tors and the D< partment's organization to defence works. t Includes Rural Housing