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9. PLANNING FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS Government Departments which have availed themselves of the services of this Division in the planning of their housing schemes during the year include the Army, Air, Maori Affairs, New Zealand Forest Service, Post and Telegraph, State Hydroelectric, and Tourist and Health Resorts. For the State Hydro-electric Department, schemes for the housing of the permanent staff have been planned for 18 units at Hay wards, 60 units each at Roxburgh and Maraetai, and, in addition, a temporary village of some 600 cottages for the construction workers has been planned at Roxburgh. For the Army Department several large schemes for main camps have been planned. Similar schemes for the Air Department include Woodburne, 123 units; Taieri, 17 units; Whenuapai, 78 units; and Paraparaumu, 30 units. A small block of 7 units has been planned at the Post and Telegraph radio station at Himatangi. Other work included the investigation for the Maori Affairs Department as to the suitability of proposed schemes at Matahiwi and Porangahau. 10. LAND-DEVELOPMENT Although still handicapped throughout the past year by a shortage of field staff and of labour and materials, the normal output of serviced house sites has been maintained. In the preparation of some 5,000 house-sites some 592,000 cubic yards of earthwork were moved, 101,000 cubic yards of road-metal were placed, and 194,000 square yards of sealing were carried out. In addition, engineering services comprising 49 miles of sewers, 20| miles of water-mains, and 34 miles of kerbing were laid. Excellent progress continues to be made on the large Auckland schemes at Tamaki and Mount Roskill, and there the provision of serviced sections is well in advance of building contracts. In other towns, however, it has been more difficult, owing to lack of large engineering contracting firms, to keep ahead of the house-builders. In some towns, owing to the existing municipal systems being overloaded, it has been difficult to obtain sanitary drainage, and in Christchurch it has been necessary on this account to undertake drainage schemes which will later on be taken over by the city. 11. STATISTICS The following tables summarize the district activities of this Division up to 31st March, 1950 (a) Houses handed over for occupation

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1st ApriJ, 1949, to 31st March, 1950. Total to Date. House Units Under Construction as at 31st March, 1950. District. State Rental. Other Departments. Total. State Rental. Other Departments. Total. State Rental. Other Departments. Total. Auckland 867 65 932 10,779 256 11,035 1,012 68 1,080 Hamilton 418 202 620 2,434 1,073 3,507 442 102 544 Napier 223 44 267 1,667 169 1,836 240 33 273 Palmerston 418 79 497 2,985 289 3,274 480 39 519 North Wellington .. 677 45 722 8,004 213 8,217 709 34 743 Christchurch 518 86 604 4,245 290 4,535 595 33 628 Dunedin 267 98 365 2,153 174 2,327 353 124 477 Total .. 3,388 619 4,007 32,267 2,464 34,731 3,831 433 4,264