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15. STATISTICS The cumulative progress of the Division over the eleven years since its inception is as follow::: —

Statement showing the Cumulative Progress as at 31st March since the Inception of the Department

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— 1937-38. 1938-39. 1939-40. 1940-41.* 1941-42.* ■ 1942-43 * 1943-44 * 1944-45 * 1945-46. 1946-47. 1947-48. a) Houses advertised Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. Units. 3,172 6,698 11,071 14,084 17,029 17,443 20,910 24,581 27,845 30,874 34,918 <b) Contracts let 2,507 6,188 10,353 13,647 16,522 16,799 19,487 22,349 25,331 28,424 32,128 c) Houses under construction 1,560 2,326 2,847 2,444 2,033 1,209 2,078 3,442 3,253 3,631 3,512 (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 20,248 22,590 25,465 Other Government Departments 27 88 108 273 297 349f 478f 45,838 731t l,066f e) House-unit sections acquired .. *9,296 i-3,949 20,421 23,953 28,990 36,613 40,184 42,061 48,751 50,510 Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, Towns, /) Towns and localities, work conducted in &G. &c. &c. &c. &c. &c. <fec. &c. &c. <fec. &c. 70 106 121 137 141 146 153 184 321t 379t 497f Conyd) Principal contractors engaged .. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. tractors. 145 240 291 326 345 346 406 506 634 699 778 [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 6,518,500 7,347,100 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 30,050,500 34,629,300 Other Government Departments .. 26,700 128,400 191,400 325,200 523,700 678,600 1,203,500 1,864,000 2,632,600 Joinery-factories, including machinery 48,900 50,500 52,600 49,400 45,900 46,700 46,700 45,700 45,700 42,100 46,200 Vehicles, plant and equipment, store 2,600 6,200 12,900 17,200 19,100 21,600 23,100 30,600 42,800 63,700 101,900 buildings, and yards Interest during construction 6,600 21,000 31,000 52,200 93,500 117,600 154,000 226,200 276,400 353,100 402,300 Administration 66,200 166,400 281,300 406,400 539,800 685,700 659,100 785,000 985,800 1,228,500 1,600,000 1,476,400 5,446,100 10,610,60016,278,000 20,352,600 22,178,500 23,945,100|28,390,700 34,016,000 40,120,400 46,759,400 * Work retarded due to the temporary diversion of contractors and the Department's organization to defence work :s. f Includes rural housing